Someone who writes a column for a newspaper provides an article that expresses his or her viewpoint on a regular basis, such as a column about local politics which appears in the Sunday edition.
A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See
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(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
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a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
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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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an article giving opinions or perspectives
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a line of (usually military) units following one after another
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a linear array of numbers one above another
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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"
n.
A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a
roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed
of base, shaft, and capital. See Order.
n.
Anything resembling, in form or position, a column in
architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk; as, a column
of air, of water, of mercury, etc.; the Column Vendome; the spinal
column.
n.
A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the other; --
contradistinguished from line. Compare Ploy, and Deploy.
n.
A small army.
n.
A number of ships so arranged as to follow one another in
single or double file or in squadrons; -- in distinction from "line",
where they are side by side.
n.
A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the
page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a
column in a newspaper.
n.
A perpendicular line of figures.
n.
The body formed by the union of the stamens in the Mallow
family, or of the stamens and pistil in the orchids.
Column
A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See
Usage Examples
Consider the momentous event in architecture when the wall parted and the column became.
I think it's important that, as a matter of course, the brain and spinal column were removed from this cow, and that would be the material that would cause concern in terms of human health. And therefore we're confident in the safety of the food supply.
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Other Usage ExamplesOne column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
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