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columns

/ˈkɒləmz/ /ˈkɑləmz/

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noun

Säulen

A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

Examples :

"The front porch of the old house was supported by four white columns. "

Die Veranda des alten Hauses wurde von vier weißen Säulen getragen.

architecture building structure

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noun

Spalten

A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.

Examples :

"The spreadsheet had three columns: one for names, one for addresses, and one for phone numbers. "

Die Tabelle hatte drei Spalten: eine für Namen, eine für Adressen und eine für Telefonnummern.

computing structure

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Kolonne, Marschkolonne

A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.

Examples :

"The news reported that columns of tanks were moving toward the border. "

Die Nachrichten berichteten, dass sich Panzerkolonnen in Richtung der Grenze bewegten.

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Spalten

A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.

Examples :

"It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns."

Es war zu schwierig, den Text über die gesamte Seite zu lesen, also teilte ich ihn in zwei Spalten auf.

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Spalte

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.

Examples :

"Each column inch costs $300 a week; this ad is four columns by three inches, so will run $3600 a week."

Jede Spaltenzoll kostet 300 $ pro Woche; diese Anzeige ist vier Spalten breit und drei Zoll hoch, kostet also 3600 $ pro Woche.

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Kolumne

(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.

Examples :

"His initial foray into print media was as the author of a weekly column in his elementary-school newspaper."

Sein erster Ausflug in die Printmedien war als Autor einer wöchentlichen Kolumne in der Zeitung seiner Grundschule.

media writing communication style literature

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Säule, Spalte

Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's X-ray, looking for any problems with the columns of vertebrae in his back. "

Der Arzt untersuchte das Röntgenbild des Patienten und suchte nach Problemen mit den Wirbelsäulen in seinem Rücken.

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Gynostemium

The gynostemium

Examples :

""The orchid's delicate flowers had unusual columns, each uniquely shaped within its gynostemium." "

Die zarten Blüten der Orchidee wiesen ungewöhnliche Gynostemien auf, die jeweils einzigartig in ihrem Gynostemium geformt waren.

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Säule, Trennsäule

(chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.

Examples :

"The chemistry lab uses columns to separate the different pigments in plant leaves. "

Das Chemielabor verwendet Säulen, um die verschiedenen Pigmente in Pflanzenblättern zu trennen.

chemistry device