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Meaning of column in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑləm/
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Noun
column
Etymology
late Middle English: partly from Old French columpne, reinforced by its source, Latin columna‘pillar’
Definitions
1.
a line of (usually military) units following one after another
2.
a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography
Examples
« a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands »
3.
a linear array of numbers one above another
4.
anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower
Examples
« the test tube held a column of white powder »
« a tower of dust rose above the horizon »
« a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite »
5.
an article giving opinions or perspectives
6.
a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
7.
(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure