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- DictionaryCol·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"
- 2. a vertical division of a page or text: "turn to page five, column seven"
Definition of column noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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. Something resembling an architectural column in form or function: a column of mercury in a thermometer. 3. a.
a series of numbers or words arranged one under the other down a page to add up a column of figures. a long moving line of people or vehicles a long column of troops and tanks see fifth column. See column in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: column.
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. 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]
noun. Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. 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.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. 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.
