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column

/ column /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
Type of:
upright vertical
Kinds of:
atlas telamon caryatid newel pilaster
Has parts:
temple
Domain:
architecture
noun Sense 2
a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
Type of:
structure construction
Kinds of:
obelisk totem pole
noun Sense 3
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:
tube tubing
noun Sense 4
an article giving opinions or perspectives
Type of:
article
Kinds of:
agony column
Has parts:
newspaper paper
Derived:
editorialize editorialise
noun Sense 5
a line of (usually military) units following one after another
Type of:
file single file Indian file
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 6
a linear array of numbers one above another
Type of:
array
Has parts:
table tabular array
noun Sense 7
anything tall and thin approximating 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"
Type of:
shape form
Kinds of:
columella hoodoo
Derived:
loom tower predominate hulk
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
31
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upright vertical atlas telamon caryatid newel pilaster structure construction obelisk totem pole tube