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columns

/ˈkɒləmz/ /ˈkɑləmz/

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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. "

architecture building structure

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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. "

computing structure

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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. "

military vehicle war action group traffic

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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."

media writing communication literature

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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."

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(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."

media writing communication style literature

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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. "

architecture anatomy body part structure

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The gynostemium

Examples :

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

biology anatomy plant organism

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(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. "

chemistry device