column
IPA: kˈɑɫʌm
noun
- (architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
- A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
- A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.
- A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.
- A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
- (by extension) A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme.
- Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.
- (botany) The gynostemium
- (chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.
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Examples of "column" in Sentences
- The column belongs to the prologue.
- The column closes with the comment.
- Check the reference at the top of the column.
- The columns supporting the roof and gallery are irregularly placed.
- The Coalition column is the sum of the Liberal and National column.
- The total of the debit column must equal the total of the credit column.
- The debit column is then totalled and then the credit column is totalled.
- He found out in the end by reading the gossip column of the Rolling Stone.
- Between the nave and the aisles are square piers supporting Tuscan columns.
- In the fifth column, calculate the square of the numbers in the fourth column.