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   column

   /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 pillarpostpolesupportuprightverticalbalusterpierpilepilingpilasterstanchionstandardpropbuttressrodshaftlegmasttowerpylonobeliskmonolithtechnical:newelcaryatidtelamonherm
   • ▪ a vertical, roughly cylindrical thing: "a great column of smoke"
   • ▪ an upright shaft for controlling a machine or vehicle: "a Spitfire control column"
   • 2. a vertical division of a page or text: "turn to page five, column seven"
   • ▪ a vertical arrangement of figures or other information: "list your strengths and weaknesses in two columns"
   • ▪ a regular section of a newspaper or magazine devoted to a particular subject or written by a particular person: "he has a weekly column in a Sydney newspaper" Similar articlepiece (of writing)itemstoryreportaccountwrite-upfeatureessaycompositionstudyreviewcriticismcritiquenoticecommentaryeditorialleaderinformal:crit
   • 3. one or more lines of people or vehicles moving in the same direction: "a column of tanks moved north-west" Similar linefileprocessionrankrowstringchaintraintrailprogressionsuccessioncavalcadeparademotorcadecarcadecortègeconvoyqueuemarch-pastinformal:crocodile
   • ▪ a narrow-fronted deep formation of troops in successive lines: "a column of 300 to 400 troops"
   • ▪ a military force or convoy of ships: "Moran had commanded a column in the war" Similar linefileprocessionrankrowstringchaintraintrailprogressionsuccessioncavalcadeparademotorcadecarcadecortègeconvoyqueuemarch-pastinformal:crocodile

   Word Origin late Middle English: partly from Old French columpne, reinforced by its source, Latin columna ‘pillar’.

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   • 1. columned adjective

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   What is a column in physics?

   • 1. a. a rigid, slender upright support composed of relatively few pieces. b. a decorative pillar, often of stone, typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usu. a base. 2. any columnlike object, mass, or formation: a column of smoke. 3. a vertical row or list: Add this column of figures.

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   What does a column mean?

   • (You’ll know which it is when you see it.) Column also refers to something that resembles a pillar or stack, such as a column of smoke, or columns of numbers that must be added. Column also describes lines of text that form long rectangles on a page, separated by a thin line of space.

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   What is a columnlike structure?

   • 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. 7.

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   What is a newspaper column?

   • Someone who writes a column for a newspaper provides an article that expresses his or her viewpoint on a regular basis, such as a column about local politics which appears in the Sunday edition.

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     COLUMN meaning: 1. one of several vertical blocks of print...

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     COLUMN translate: tiang, bentuknya seperti tiang, deretan...

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     column translate: tiang, kepulauan, lajur, ruang, ruangan,...

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   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.

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   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.

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