Column

noun

'kɑləm

Noun

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
“the test tube held a column of white powder”
Similar:Pillar Tower
Type of:ShapeForm
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”
Type of:Text
a vertical array of numbers or other information
“he added a column of numbers”
Type of:Array
an article giving opinions or perspectives
Similar:Editorial
Type of:Article
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
Similar:Pillar
Type of:StructureConstruction
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
Type of:TubingTube
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Similar:Pillar
Type of:UprightVertical
a line of units following one after another
Type of:File
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body