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column meaning
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[ˈkɒləm]
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Column
Column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits,
column
Noun
PL
columns
(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
.
It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two
columns
.
A
unit
of
width
,
especially
of
advertisements
, in a
periodical
,
equivalent
to the
width
of a
usual
column of
text
.
Each
column
inch costs $300 a week; this ad is four
columns
by three inches, so will run $3600 a week.
(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
.
His initial foray into print media was as the author of a weekly
column
in his elementary-school newspaper.
Something
having
similar
vertical
form
or
structure
to the
things
mentioned
above
,
such as
a
spinal
column.
The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and
columns
of burning wind, rushed around and over them.
(botany) The
gynostemium
.
(chemistry) An
object
used
to
separate
the
different
components
of a
liquid
or to
purify
chemical
compounds.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
A mixture containing 3a was applied to a semipreparative
column
(Supelcosil PLC-8, 250.0 x 21.2 mm).
A while ago I read your
column
concerning the effects of hot tea on styrofoam cups.
Several scouts antevolated the main
column
to ensure its security by gathering reconnaissance data from the terrain ahead.
Used in the Beginning of Sentence
Column
chromatography of fraction E1 yielded ursolic acid, euscaphic acid and corosolic acid.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
The chlorinated ethenes were determined gas chromatographically with N 2 as carrier gas using two bonded-phase fused silica capillary
columns
.
The Los Angeles Times proved this last week, with its high-minded but ultimately hilarious attempt to 'wikify ' its editorial
column
.
Meaning of
column
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "column" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
Difficultness: Level 1
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 9
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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