col·umn (k l  m)n. 1. Architecture A supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital. 2. Something resembling an architectural pillar in form or function: a column of mercury in a thermometer. 3. a. Printing One of two or more vertical sections of typed lines lying side by side on a page and separated by a rule or a blank space. b. A feature article that appears regularly in a publication, such as a newspaper. 4. A formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind the other. 5. Botany A columnlike structure, especially one formed by the union of a stamen and the style in an orchid flower, or one formed by the united staminal filaments in flowers such as those of the hibiscus or mallow. 6. Anatomy Any of various tubular or pillarlike supporting structures in the body, each generally having a single tissue origin and function: the vertebral column. [Middle English columne, from Latin columna; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.] col umned (klmd) adj. |   Ionic order column |
column
Noun
1. an upright pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital
2. a form or structure in the shape of a column: a column of smoke
3. a vertical division of a newspaper page
4. a regular feature in a paper: a cookery column
5. a vertical arrangement of numbers
6. Mil a narrow formation in which individuals or units follow one behind the other [Latin columna]
columnar adj
Column anything resembling a vertical or horizontal column; an upright mass of water or air. See also pillar.
Examples: column of accountants—Lipton, 1970; of air, 1833; of atmosphere, 1700; of infantry [on the march]; of majesty, 1619; of mercury, 1878; of numbers of ships, 1805; of smoke, 1715; of society, 1862; of state, 1725; of troops, 1677.
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| Noun | 1. | column - a line of units following one after another armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| 2. | column - a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands | |
| 3. | column - a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers" array - an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" table, tabular array - a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" | |
| 4. |  column - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal hoodoo - (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo" | |
| 5. | column - an article giving opinions or perspectives newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication agony column - a newspaper column devoted to personal problems | |
| 6. | column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) obelisk - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" totem pole - a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast | |
| 7. | column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure caryatid - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase pilaster - a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached piling, spile, stilt, pile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure support column - a column that supports a heavy weight temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" entasis - a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight | |
| 8. | column - a page or text that is vertically divided; "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns" text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" | |
| 9. | column - any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
column
Translations
column [ˈkɔləm] n → columna (= fashion column, sports column etc); sección f; columna;
the editorial column → el editorial
column [ˈkɔləm] n → colonne f (= fashion column, sports column etc); rubrique f;
the editorial column → l'éditorial m
column [ˈkɔləm] n → Säule f;
(of people) → Kolonne f;
(of print) → Spalte f;
(gossip/sports column) → Kolumne f;
the editorial column → der Leitartikel
column [ˈkɔləm] n → colonna (= fashion column, sports column etc); rubrica;
the editorial column → l'articolo di fondo
n column [ˈkoləm]
1 a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building the carved columns in the temple. pilaar عَمود арх. колона sloup søjle die Säule στήλη, κολόνα columna sammas ستون pylväs colonne עַמוּד स्तम्भ kolona oszlop tiang súla colonna 柱 원주(圓柱) kolona kolonna tiang zuil søyle kolumna coluna coloană колонна stĺp steber stub pelare, kolonn เสาค้ำ sütun 圓柱 колона ستون کھمبا cột 圆柱
2 something similar in shape a column of smoke. kolom عَمودٌ مِن стълб (дим) sloupec søjle die Säule στήλη columna sammas هر چیز ستون مانند patsas colonne עַמוּד स्तम्भ kolona oszlop bentuknya seperti tiang (reyk)súla colonna 円柱状のもの 기둥 모양의 것 stulpas stabs; stabiņš kepulauan kolom søyle słup coluna coloană столб(ик) stĺpec steber stub pelare สิ่งที่รูปร่างคล้ายกัน ...sütunu 柱狀物 стовп(чик) ستون کی شکل کا hình cột 柱状物
3 a vertical row (of numbers) He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer. kolom صَف عَمودي (من الأرْقام) колона sloupec kolonne senkrechte Zahlenreihe στήλη columna tulp ستون sarake colonne עַמוּדָה कालम kolona (szám)oszlop deretan (angka) dálkur colonna 縦の行 세로행 stulpelis sleja lajur kolom tallrekke kolumna coluna coloană столбик; колонка stĺpec stolpec kolona kolumn แถว (ในแนวตั้ง) sayı sütunu 縱列 стовпець, стовпчик جمع کرنے کے لئے اعداد کا عمودی مجموعہ cột số 列（纵行）
4 a vertical section of a page of print a newspaper column. kolom عَمود في صَحيفَه печ. шпалта sloupek spalte die Spalte στήλη σε έντυπο columna veerg ستون palsta colonne טוּר कालम stupac, kolona hasáb kolom (blaða)dálkur colonna １段 세로단 skiltis sleja ruang kolom spalte szpalta coluna coloană столбец stĺpec stolpec stubac spalt ช่อง (ในหนังสือพิมพ์) sütun (印刷的)直欄 шпальта صفحے کا عمودی حصہ cột báo （印刷的）直栏
5 a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person He writes a daily column about sport. rubriek عَمود، زاوِيَه рубрика rubrika klumme regelmäßig erscheinender Zeitungsartikel; die Kolumne στήλη εφημερίδας columna autoriveerg, rubriik مقاله palsta chronique מָדוֹר स्तम्भ kolumna rovat kolom dálkur rubrica 欄 특약 정기 기고난 skyrelis laikraštyje apskats (laikrakstā) ruangan rubriek spalte felieton coluna rubrică рубрика; колонка rubrika rubrika kolumna spalt, krönika คอลัมน์ในหนังสือพิมพ์ köşe yazısı 專欄 рубрика, колонка اخبار کا ایک مستقل موضوع mục 专栏
6 a long file of soldiers marching in short rows a column of infantry. kolonne رَتْلٌ من الجُنود воен. колона kolona kolonne die Kolonne φάλαγγα columna kolonn ستون نظامی rivistö colonne טוּר सैन्यदल kolona menetoszlop barisan röð colonna 縦隊 종대 kolona kolonna jajaran askar colonne kolonne kolumna coluna coloană колонна kolóna kolona kolona kolonn แนวขบวนทหาร kol 縱隊 колона فوج کا دستہ đội hình hàng dọc 纵队
7 a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other. stoet طابور колона (коли) kolona kolonne die Kolonne φάλαγγα οχημάτων fila kolonn ردیف jono colonne טוּר कतार kolona járműoszlop iring-iringan röð, (bíla)lest colonna つらなった列 종렬 vilkstinė kolonna; rinda jajaran colonne kolonne kolumna fila coloană колонна kolóna kolona kolona kolonn ขบวนรถ konvoy 長的車隊 колона گاڑیوں ک طویل قطار dãy xe dài nối tiếp nhau 长的车队
n columnist [ˈkoləmnist]
a person who writes regular articles for a newspaper. rubriekskrywer مُعَلِّق صَحَفي журналист в списание redaktor, publicista journalist, der skriver en fast spalte der Kolumnist αρθρογράφος columnista kolumnist ستون نگار؛ کسی که مرتباً در روزنامه مقاله می نویسد kolumnisti chroniqueur כּוֹתֵב טוֹר स्तम्भकार kolumnist rovatvezető kolumnis dálkahöfundur cronista, articolista コラムニスト 정기 기고가 apžvalgininkas komentētājs (laikrakstā) penulis ruang columnist spaltist, journalist med fast spalte felietonista colunista foiletonist обозреватель redaktor, -ka rubriky kolumnist kolumnista kåsör, kolumnist, krönikör คอลัมน์นิสต์ köşe yazarı 專欄作家 оглядач, ведучий рубрики کالم نگار người chuyên giữ một mục báo 专栏作家
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