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- Dictionarycolumn/ˈkɒləm/
noun
- 1. an upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument: "a wide entrance portico of eight Ionic columns" Similar
- 2. a vertical division of a page or text: "turn to page five, column seven"
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one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided: The article filled two columns. A column is also a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that is written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject: a column on sports.
The meaning of COLUMN is a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page. How to use column in a sentence.
A column is a tall, vertical vessel which separates substances by gravity, usually for distillation. Within refineries there are several other, smaller distillation towers called columns , designed to separate specific and unique products.
noun. an upright post or pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital. a form or structure in the shape of a column. a column of air. a monument. a row, line, or file, as of people in a queue. military a narrow formation in which individuals or units follow one behind the other. journalism.
a. A vertical structure usually consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital, used as a support or standing alone as a monument. b. Any slender vertical support, as of steel or reinforced concrete. 2. Something resembling an architectural column in form or function: a column of mercury in a thermometer. 3. a.
a tall, vertical stone post, used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) for decoration, or standing alone as a monument (= a symbol of respect for a special person or event): The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.
a tall, solid post, usually round and made of stone, that supports or decorates a building or stands alone as a monument. The temple is supported by marble columns. Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square is one of London's best-known landmarks. Extra Examples.
