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col·umn  (klm) 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.] columned (klmd) adj.

column Ionic order column

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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

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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.

Thesaurus

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" Indian file, single file, file - a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
	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 chromatography column tube, 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" 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" pillar, tower 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 editorial, newspaper column 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) pillar 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 pillar telamon, atlas - a figure of a man used as a supporting column chapiter, capital, cap - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature caryatid - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase footstall, plinth, pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) 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 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

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column

noun 1. pillar, support, post, shaft, upright, obelisk

noun 2. line, train, row, file, rank, string, queue, procession, cavalcade

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

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column

n column [ˈkoləm]

1 a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building the carved columns in the temple.pilaarعَمودарх. колонаsloupsøjledie Säuleστήλη, κολόναcolumnasammasستونpylväscolonneעַמוּדस्तम्भkolonaoszloptiangsúlacolonna柱원주(圓柱)kolonakolonnatiangzuilsøylekolumnacolunacoloanăколоннаstĺpsteberstubpelare, kolonnเสาค้ำsütun圓柱колонаستون کھمباcột圆柱

2 something similar in shape a column of smoke.kolomعَمودٌ مِنстълб (дим)sloupecsøjledie Säuleστήληcolumnasammasهر چیز ستون مانندpatsascolonneעַמוּדस्तम्भkolonaoszlopbentuknya seperti tiang(reyk)súlacolonna円柱状のもの기둥 모양의 것stulpasstabs; stabiņškepulauankolomsøylesłupcolunacoloanăстолб(ик)stĺpecsteberstubpelareสิ่งที่รูปร่างคล้ายกัน...sütunu柱狀物стовп(чик)ستون کی شکل کاhình cột柱状物

3 a vertical row (of numbers) He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.kolomصَف عَمودي (من الأرْقام)колонаsloupeckolonnesenkrechte Zahlenreiheστήληcolumnatulpستونsarakecolonneעַמוּדָהकालमkolona(szám)oszlopderetan (angka)dálkurcolonna縦の行세로행stulpelisslejalajurkolomtallrekkekolumnacolunaco­loanăстолбик; колонкаstĺpecstolpeckolonakolumnแถว (ในแนวตั้ง)sayı sütunu縱列стовпець, стовпчикجمع کرنے کے لئے اعداد کا عمودی مجموعہcột số列（纵行）

4 a vertical section of a page of print a newspaper column.kolomعَمود في صَحيفَهпеч. шпалтаsloupekspaltedie Spalteστήλη σε έντυποcolumnaveergستونpalstacolonneטוּרकालमstupac, kolonahasábkolom(blaða)dálkurcolonna１段세로단skiltisslejaruangkolomspalteszpaltacolunacoloanăстолбецstĺpecstolpecstubacspaltช่อง (ในหนังสือพิมพ์)sütun(印刷的)直欄шпальтаصفحے کا عمودی حصہcột 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.rubriekعَمود، زاوِيَهрубрикаrubrikaklummeregelmäßig erscheinender Zeitungsartikel; die Kolumneστήλη εφημερίδαςcolumnaautoriveerg, rubriikمقالهpalstachroniqueמָדוֹרस्तम्भkolumnarovatkolomdálkurrubrica欄특약 정기 기고난skyrelis laikraštyjeapskats (laikrakstā)ruanganrubriekspaltefelietoncolunarubricăрубрика; колонкаrubrikarubrikakolumnaspalt, krönikaคอลัมน์ในหนังสือพิมพ์köşe yazısı專欄рубрика, колонкаاخبار کا ایک مستقل موضوعmục专栏

6 a long file of soldiers marching in short rows a column of infantry.kolonneرَتْلٌ من الجُنودвоен. колонаkolonakolonnedie Kolonneφάλαγγαcolumnakolonnستون نظامیrivistöcolonneטוּרसैन्यदलkolonamenetoszlopbarisanröðcolonna縦隊종대kolonakolonnajajaran askarcolonnekolonnekolumnacolunacoloanăколоннаkolónakolonakolonakolonnแนวขบวนทหารkol縱隊колонаفوج کا دستہđội hình hàng dọc纵队

7 a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other. stoetطابورколона (коли)kolonakolonnedie Kolonneφάλαγγα οχημάτωνfilakolonnردیفjonocolonneטוּרकतारkolonajárműoszlopiring-iringanröð, (bíla)lestcolonnaつらなった列종렬vilkstinėkolonna; rindajajarancolonnekolonnekolumnafilacoloanăколоннаkolónakolonakolonakolonnขบวนรถkonvoy長的車隊колонаگاڑیوں ک طویل قطارdãy xe dài nối tiếp nhau长的车队

n columnist [ˈkoləmnist]

a person who writes regular articles for a newspaper. rubriekskrywerمُعَلِّق صَحَفيжурналист в списаниеredaktor, publicistajournalist, der skriver en fast spalteder Kolumnistαρθρογράφοςcolumnistakolumnistستون نگار؛ کسی که مرتباً در روزنامه مقاله می نویسدkolumnistichroniqueurכּוֹתֵב טוֹרस्तम्भकारkolumnistrovatvezetőkolumnisdálkahöfundurcronista, articolistaコラムニスト정기 기고가apžvalgininkaskomentētājs (laikrakstā)penulis ruangcolumnistspaltist, journalist med fast spaltefelietonistacolunistafoile­to­nistобозревательredaktor, -ka rubrikykolumnistkolumnistakåsör, kolumnist, krönikörคอลัมน์นิสต์köşe yazarı專欄作家оглядач, ведучий рубрикиکالم نگارngười chuyên giữ một mục báo专栏作家