co·lon 1 (k  l n)n. pl. co·lons 1. a. A punctuation mark ( : ) used after a word introducing a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series and often after the salutation of a business letter. b. The sign ( : ) used between numbers or groups of numbers in expressions of time (2:30 a.m.) and ratios (1:2). 2. pl. co·la (-l ) A section of a metrical period in quantitative verse, consisting of two to six feet and in Latin verse having one principal accent.[Latin c lon, part of a verse, from Greek klon, limb, member, metrical unit.] |
| co·lon 2 (kln) n. pl. co·lons or co·la (-l ) The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolon, large intestine.] co·lon ic (k-l n k) adj. |
| co·lon 3 (k-ln) n. pl. co·lons or co·lo·nes (-l n s ) See Table at currency. [Spanish colón, after Cristóbal Colón, Christopher Columbus.] |
colon1
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1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) pl -lons the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) pl -lons this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3
3. (Literature / Poetry) pl -la [-lə] (in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus
[from Latin, from Greek kōlon limb, hence part of a strophe, clause of a sentence]
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n pl -lons, -la [-lə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum
[from Latin: large intestine, from Greek kolon]
colon3
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony
[French: colonist, from Latin colōnus, from colere to till, inhabit]
| colon (kln) The longest part of the large intestine, extending from the cecum to the rectum. Water and electrolytes are absorbed, solidified, and prepared for elimination as feces in the colon. The colon also contains bacteria that help in the body's absorption of nutrients from digested material. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  colon - the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excretedsigmoid vein, vena sigmoideus - tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces megacolon - an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate) transverse colon - the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon ascending colon - the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon descending colon - the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure - the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum |
| 2. | colon - the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal El Salvadoran monetary unit - monetary unit in El Salvador | |
| 3. | colon - the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos centimo - a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain Costa Rican monetary unit - monetary unit in Costa Rica | |
| 4. |  Colon - a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama CanalPanama, Republic of Panama - a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 | |
| 5. | colon - a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
Translations
colon1 [ˈkəʊlən] N (colons or cola (pl)) (Anat) → colon m
colon2 [ˈkəʊlən] N (colons (pl)) (Typ) → dos puntos mpl
colon2 [ˈkəʊlən] N (colons (pl)) (Typ) → dos puntos mpl
n colon [ˈkəulən]
the punctuation mark ( ), used eg to separate sentence-like units within a sentence, or to introduce a list etc . dubbelpunt نُقْطَتان مُتَعامِدَتان двуеточие dvojtečka kolon der Doppelpunkt διπλή τελεία dos puntos koolon دو نقطه kaksoispiste deux-points נְקוּדוֹתָייִם कोलन: dvotočka kettőspont tanda titik dua tvípunktur due punti コロン 콜론 dvitaškis kols tanda titik bertindih dubbele punt kolon dwukropek dois pontos două puncte двоеточие dvojbodka dvopičje dve tačke kolon เครื่องหมาย (:) iki nokta üst üste 冒號 двокрапка کولن : ، وقفِ شارح dấu hai chấm 冒号
colon2
n colon [ˈkəulon]
a part of the large intestine. dikderm قولون: جُزءٌ مِنَ الأمْعاء анат. колон tračník tyktarm der Dickdarm τμήμα του παχέος εντέρου, κόλο colon käärsool رودۀ بزرگ؛ کولون paksusuoli clon הַמֵעִי הַגָס वृहदांत्र, अपूर्ण विराम debelo crijevo vastagbél usus besar ristill colon 結腸 결장 gaubtinė žarna resnā zarna usus besar karteldarm tykktarm okrężnica cólon colon ободочная кишка časť hrubého čreva debelo črevo debelo crevo grovtarm ส่วนของลำไส้ใหญ่ kalın bağırsak 結腸 кишка بڑی آنت کا حصہ ruột kết 结肠
colon → قولون dvojtečka kolon Doppelpunkt άνω και κάτω τελεία colon kaksoispiste deux points debelo crijevo colon コロン 콜론 dubbele punt kolon dwukropek sinal ortográfico de dois pontos двоеточие kolon เครื่องหมาย : iki nokta üst üste dấu hai chấm 结肠
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