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/ˈkɑljəm/ /ˈkɒləm/

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noun

Columna

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 house's front porch had a row of sturdy wooden columns supporting the roof. "

El porche delantero de la casa tenía una fila de columnas de madera robustas que sostenían el techo.

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noun

Columna

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

Examples :

"The student wrote her name in the first column of the attendance sheet. "

La estudiante escribió su nombre en la primera columna de la lista de asistencia.

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noun

Columna

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

Examples :

"The marching band's column snaked its way down the street. "

La columna de la banda de música se abrió paso serpenteando por la calle.

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noun

Columna

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."

Era demasiado difícil leer el texto en toda la página, así que lo dividí en dos columnas.

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noun

Columna

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."

Cada pulgada de columna cuesta $300 a la semana; este anuncio tiene cuatro columnas por tres pulgadas, por lo que costará $3600 a la semana.

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Columna

(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."

Su incursión inicial en los medios impresos fue como autor de una columna semanal en el periódico de su escuela primaria.

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noun

Columna

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

Examples :

"The building's central support structure is a strong, tall column of reinforced concrete. "

La estructura de soporte central del edificio es una columna fuerte y alta de hormigón armado.

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noun

Columna

The gynostemium

Examples :

"The orchid's column is a fascinating structure. "

La columna de la orquídea es una estructura fascinante.

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Columna

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

Examples :

"The scientist used a column to separate the different colored dyes in the ink. "

El científico usó una columna para separar los diferentes tintes de colores en la tinta.

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