a line of units following one after another
a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
[ Syn: chromatography column ]
a vertical array of numbers or other information; he added a column of numbers'
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; the test tube held a column of white powder; a tower of dust rose above the horizon; a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
an article giving opinions or perspectives
[ Syn: editorial , newspaper column ]
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
[ Syn: pillar ]
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
[ Syn: pillar ]
a page or text that is vertically divided; the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject; the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns'
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body