noun (n)

• a line of units following one after another(noun.group)

  source: wordnet30
• 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(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  chromatography column
  

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• a vertical array of numbers or other information(noun.group)

  Example:
  He added a column of numbers.
  

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• anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower(noun.shape)

  Example:
  The test tube held a column of white powder.
  

  Synonym:
  pillar, tower
  

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• an article giving opinions or perspectives(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  editorial, newspaper column
  

  source: wordnet30
• a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  pillar
  

  source: wordnet30
• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure(noun.artifact)

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• a page or text that is vertically divided(noun.communication)

  Example:
  The newspaper devoted several columns to the subject.
  The bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns.
  

  source: wordnet30
• any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body(noun.body)

  source: wordnet30
• A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order.(noun)

  source: webster1913