noun🔗ShareColumnasA solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration."The front porch of the old house was supported by four white columns. "El porche delantero de la casa antigua estaba sostenido por cuatro columnas blancas.architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumnasA vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom."The spreadsheet had three columns: one for names, one for addresses, and one for phone numbers. "La hoja de cálculo tenía tres columnas: una para nombres, otra para direcciones y otra para números de teléfono.computingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumnaA body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road."The news reported that columns of tanks were moving toward the border. "La noticia informó que columnas de tanques se dirigían hacia la frontera.militaryvehiclewaractiongrouptrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumnasA body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page."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.mediawritingcommunicationliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumnaA unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text."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.mediabusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumna(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."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.mediawritingcommunicationstyleliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumnasSomething having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column."The doctor examined the patient's X-ray, looking for any problems with the columns of vertebrae in his back. "El médico examinó la radiografía del paciente, buscando cualquier problema con las columnas de vértebras en su espalda.architectureanatomybodypartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumnaThe gynostemium""The orchid's delicate flowers had unusual columns, each uniquely shaped within its gynostemium." "Las delicadas flores de la orquídea tenían columnas inusuales, cada una con una forma única dentro de su columna.biologyanatomyplantorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumna(chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds."The chemistry lab uses columns to separate the different pigments in plant leaves. "El laboratorio de química utiliza columnas para separar los diferentes pigmentos en las hojas de las plantas.chemistrydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading