column
column
Ionic order column
col·umn
(kŏl′əm)n.
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. One of two or more vertical sections of text lying side by side in a document and separated by a rule or a blank space.
b. An arrangement of numbers in a single vertical line.
4. A feature article that appears regularly in a publication, such as a newspaper.
5. A formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind the other.
6. 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. Anatomy Any of various tubular or pillarlike supporting structures in the body, each generally having a single tissue origin and function: the vertebral column.
[Middle English
columpne, columne, ultimately (partially via Old French
columpne), from Latin
columna; see
kel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
col′umned (kŏl′əmd) adj.
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column
(ˈkɒləm)n
1. (Architecture) an upright post or pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital
2.
a. a form or structure in the shape of a column: a column of air.
b. a monument
3. a row, line, or file, as of people in a queue
4. (Military) military a narrow formation in which individuals or units follow one behind the other
5. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism
a. any of two or more vertical sections of type on a printed page, esp on a newspaper page
b. a regular article or feature in a paper: the fashion column.
6. (Mathematics) a vertical array of numbers or mathematical terms
7. (Botany) botany a long structure in a flower, such as that of an orchid, consisting of the united stamens and style
8. (Anatomy) anatomy zoology any elongated structure, such as a tract of grey matter in the spinal cord or the stalk of a crinoid
9. (Zoology) anatomy zoology any elongated structure, such as a tract of grey matter in the spinal cord or the stalk of a crinoid
[C15: from Latin columna, from columen top, peak; related to Latin collis hill]
columnar adj
ˈcolumned, columnated adj
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col•umn
art at combe
(ˈkɒl əm)n.
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.
4. a vertical arrangement on a page of horizontal lines of type, usu. typographically justified: There are two columns on this page.
5. an article constituting a regular feature of a newspaper or magazine, and usu. reporting or commenting on political or social affairs, the arts, etc.
6. a long, narrow file of troops (disting. from line).
7. a formation of ships in single file.
[1400–50; late Middle English colompne, columne (< Anglo-French) < Latin columna, akin to columen peak; compare hill]
col′umned, col′um•nat`ed (-ˌneɪ tɪd) adj.
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column
- Its underlying notion is of "height, command, extremity," and it comes from Latin columna, "pillar," which probably came from columen/culmen, "top, summit."See also related terms for pillar.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Column
anything resembling a vertical or horizontal column; an upright mass of water or air. See also pillar.Examples: column of accountants—Lipton, 1970; of air, 1833; of atmosphere, 1700; of infantry [on the march]; of majesty, 1619; of mercury, 1878; of numbers of ships, 1805; of smoke, 1715; of society, 1862; of state, 1725; of troops, 1677.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | column - a line of units following one after another armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" Indian file, single file, file - a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
| 2. | column - a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; 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 tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | |
| 3. | column - a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers" array - an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" table, tabular array - a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" | |
| 4. |  column - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "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"shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal hoodoo - (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo" | |
| 5. | column - an article giving opinions or perspectives newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication agony column - a newspaper column devoted to personal problems | |
| 6. | column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) obelisk - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" totem pole - a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast | |
| 7. | column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure telamon, atlas - a figure of a man used as a supporting column chapiter, capital, cap - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature caryatid - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase pilaster - a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached piling, spile, stilt, pile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column support column - a column that supports a heavy weight temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" entasis - a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight | |
| 8. | column - a page or text that is vertically divided; "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns" text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" | |
| 9. | column - any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
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column
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column
nounA group of people or things arranged in a row:
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Translations
رَتْلٌ من الجُنودصَف عَموديطابورعَمودعَمُود
sloupsloupecsloupekkolonarubrika
kolonnesøjlespalteklumme
pylvässaraketolppakolonnakolumni
stupstupackolumnastub
jármûoszlopmenetoszloprovatszámoszlop
dálkurröîröî, lestsúla
円柱
기둥
apžvalgininkaskolonaskiltisskyrelis laikraštyjestulpas
apskatskolonnarindaslejastabiņš
kolóna
steberstolpec
stubstup
kolumnspaltkolonn
หลักเสาหินใหญ่
cột
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
column
[ˈkɒləm] n
(in newspaper, fashion column, sports column etc) → rubrique f
the editorial column → l'éditorial m
[people, animals] → file fcolumn inches n (= newspaper coverage) → couverture f (par les journaux)
to devote column inches to sth [newspaper, journalist] → consacrer des colonnes à qch
The subject has been given too many column inches → Le sujet ne méritait pas de faire tous ces gros titres.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
column
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
column
(ˈkoləm) noun1. a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building. the carved columns in the temple.
2. something similar in shape. a column of smoke.
3. a vertical row (of numbers). He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.
4. a vertical section of a page of print. a newspaper column.
5. a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person. He writes a daily column about sport.
6. a long file of soldiers marching in short rows. a column of infantry.
7. a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.
columnist (ˈkoləmnist) nouna person who writes regular articles for a newspaper.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
column
→ عَمُود sloup kolonne Säule στήλη columna pylväs colonne stup colonna 円柱 기둥 kolom søyle kolumna coluna колонна kolumn หลักเสาหินใหญ่ sütun cột 圆柱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
column
n columna; spinal o vertebral — columna vertebral, columna (fam)
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