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.]
| column 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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | column - a line of units following one after another | | 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 bandstube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | | 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" | | 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 perspectivesnewspaper, 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 structuretelamon, atlas - a figure of a man used as a supporting column 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 scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column 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 |
column  Translations column [ˈkɔləm] n → columna (= fashion column, sports column etc); sección f; columna;
 column [ˈkɔləm] n → colonne f (= fashion column, sports column etc); rubrique f;
 column [ˈkɔləm] n → Säule f; (gossip/sports column) → Kolumne f;
 column [ˈkɔləm] n → colonna (= fashion column, sports column etc); rubrica;
|
|
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
column
