Column (Noun)
Meaning 1
A vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Meaning 2
A line of units following one after another.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The column of soldiers marched down the street in perfect synchrony.
- A column of ants marched in a line across the kitchen counter.
- The column of cars inched along the highway during rush hour.
- A column of refugees made their way slowly through the desert.
- The column of hikers followed the narrow trail up the mountain.
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Meaning 3
Any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Meaning 4
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".
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 5
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.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument).
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 8
An article giving opinions or perspectives.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 9
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.