column
/ˈkɒləm/
A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration; A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom; A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page
- plural
- columns
Meanings
- 1
A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration
Columns provide a solid foundation.
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I found this column interesting.
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- 2
A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom
- 3
A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page
- 4
A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a roadrare
- 5
A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of textrare
- 6
A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single themerare
- 7
Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal columnrare
- 8
The gynostemiumrare
- 9
An instrument used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compoundsrare