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noun
- 1. an upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument: "a wide entrance portico of eight Ionic columns" Similar
- 2. a vertical division of a page or text: "turn to page five, column seven"
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The meaning of COLUMN is a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page. How to use column in a sentence.
a tall, vertical stone post, used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) for decoration, or standing alone as a monument (= a symbol of respect for a special person or event): The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.
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.
Column definition: a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.. See examples of COLUMN used in a sentence.
Definitions of column. noun. a line of units following one after another. see more. noun. a vertical array of numbers or other information. “he added a column of numbers” see more. noun. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) synonyms: pillar. see more. noun.
A slender upright structure, generally consisting of a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital; pillar: it is usually a supporting or ornamental member in a building. Any slender vertical support, as of steel or reinforced concrete. Anything like a column in shape or function. A column of smoke, the spinal column.
A column is a tall, vertical vessel which separates substances by gravity, usually for distillation.
1. countable noun. A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honor someone or forms part of a building. Seven massive columns rise up from a marble floor. 2. countable noun. A column is something that has a tall, narrow shape. The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air. 3. countable noun.
Definition of column noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
column. noun. /ˈkɑləm/. enlarge image. a tall, solid, vertical post, usually round and made of stone, that supports or decorates a building or stands alone as a monument The temple is supported by marble columns. Nelson's Column in London.
