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   Col·umn

   /ˈkäləm/

   

   noun

   • 1. an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, 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 forming part of a machine and typically used for controlling it: "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 section of a newspaper or magazine regularly 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 northwest" 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 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 is a column on a page?

   • A column is something that has a tall narrow shape. A column is a group of people or animals which moves in a long line. On a printed page such as a page of a dictionary, newspaper, or printed chart, a column is one of two or more vertical sections which are read downwards .

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   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.

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   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.

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   something with a tall, narrow shape: A column of smoke rose from the chimney. See more. a line of moving people or vehicles: a column of refugees. Tanks led the column into enemy territory. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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