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Meaning
Noun
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In Architecture:
A
solid
upright
structure
designed
usually to support a
larger
structure above it, such as a
roof
or
horizontal
beam
, but sometimes for decoration.
●
In Typography:
A
vertical line
of
entries
in a
table
, usually
read
from
top
to bottom.
●
A body of
troops
or
army
vehicles
, usually
strung out
along a road.
●
In Typography:
A body of
text
meant to be
read
line
by
line
, especially in
printed
material
that has
multiple
adjacent
such on a
single
page.
●
In Typography:
A
unit
of
width
, especially of
advertisements
, in a
periodical
,
equivalent
to the
width
of a
usual
column
of text.
●
In Typography:
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.
●
Something having
similar
vertical
form or structure to the things
mentioned
above, such as a
spinal
column.
●
In Botany:
The gynostemium
●
An
object
used to
separate
the different
components
of a
liquid
or to
purify
chemical
compounds.
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Origin
column
English
columne
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
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