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Meaning of column in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkɑləm/

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  1. 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. 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. 3. a linear array of numbers one above another
  4. 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. 5. an article giving opinions or perspectives
  6. 6. a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
  7. 7. (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure

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