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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.
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.
noun. columns. A slender upright structure, generally consisting of a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital; pillar: it is usually a supporting or ornamental member in a building. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any slender vertical support, as of steel or reinforced concrete. American Heritage.
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. 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.
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.
Definition of column noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base. any columnlike object, mass, or formation: a column of smoke. a vertical row or list: Add this column of figures.
COLUMN meaning: 1 : a long post made of steel, stone, etc., that is used as a support in a building; 2 : a group of printed or written items (such as numbers or words) shown one under the other down a page.
