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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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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. A column is also any vertical block of words or numbers: a column of figures.
1. a. : a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page. columns of numbers. b. : one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space. The news article takes up three columns. c. : an accumulation arranged vertically : stack. columns of paint cans. d.
A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building. ...a London landmark, Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. 2. countable noun B2. A column is something that has a tall narrow shape. The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air. [ + of] 3. countable noun.
Definition of column noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honor someone or forms part of a building. Seven massive columns rise up from a marble floor. 2. countable noun. A column is something that has a tall, narrow shape. The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air. 3. countable noun.
col·umn. (kŏl′əm) n. 1. Architecture. 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.
From Longman Business Dictionary col‧umn /ˈkɒləmˈkɑː-/ noun [ countable] 1 a line of numbers written or printed under each other so that they can be easily added up, or a space on a page or on a computer screen for numbers to be arranged in this way → cash column 2 one of two or more lines of print that go down the page of a newspaper or book an...
Column definition: a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.. See examples of COLUMN used in a sentence.
any block of numbers or words written one under the other. a column of sth. something with a tall, narrow shape: A column of smoke rose from the chimney. column noun [C] (PEOPLE MOVING) a long line of moving people or vehicles: a column of refugees. See also. gossip column.
Definitions of column. noun. a line of units following one after another. see more. noun. a vertical array of numbers or other information. “he added a column of numbers” see more. noun. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) synonyms: pillar. see more. noun.
