Definition: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Definition: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
Main entry: column, chromatography column
Definition: 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
Main entry: column
Definition: any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
Main entry: column
Definition: a page or text that is vertically divided
Usage: the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject; the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
Main entry: column, newspaper column, editorial
Definition: an article giving opinions or perspectives
Main entry: column
Definition: a line of units following one after another
Main entry: column
Definition: a vertical array of numbers or other information
Usage: he added a column of numbers
Main entry: tower, pillar, column
Definition: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
Usage: 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