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col·umn

(kŏl′əm)

1. Architecture

a. A vertical structure usually consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital, used as a support or standing alone as a monument.

b. Any slender vertical support, as of steel or reinforced concrete.

2. Something resembling an architectural column in form or function: a column of mercury in a thermometer.

a. One of two or more vertical sections of text lying side by side in a document and separated by a rule or a blank space.

b. An arrangement of numbers in a single vertical line.

4. A feature article that appears regularly in a publication, such as a newspaper.

5. A formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind the other.

6. Botany A columnlike structure, especially one formed by the union of a stamen and the style in an orchid flower, or one formed by the united staminal filaments in flowers such as those of the hibiscus or mallow.

7. Anatomy Any of various tubular or pillarlike supporting structures in the body, each generally having a single tissue origin and function: the vertebral column.

[Middle English columpne, columne, ultimately (partially via Old French columpne), from Latin columna; see kel-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

col′umned (kŏl′əmd) adj.

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column

(ˈkɒləm)

1. (Architecture) an upright post or pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital

a. a form or structure in the shape of a column: a column of air.

b. a monument

3. a row, line, or file, as of people in a queue

4. (Military) military a narrow formation in which individuals or units follow one behind the other

5. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism

a. any of two or more vertical sections of type on a printed page, esp on a newspaper page

b. a regular article or feature in a paper: the fashion column.

6. (Mathematics) a vertical array of numbers or mathematical terms

7. (Botany) botany a long structure in a flower, such as that of an orchid, consisting of the united stamens and style

8. (Anatomy) anatomy zoology any elongated structure, such as a tract of grey matter in the spinal cord or the stalk of a crinoid

9. (Zoology) anatomy zoology any elongated structure, such as a tract of grey matter in the spinal cord or the stalk of a crinoid

[C15: from Latin columna, from columen top, peak; related to Latin collis hill]

columnar adj

ˈcolumned, columnated adj

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(ˈkɒl əm)

n.

a. a rigid, slender upright support composed of relatively few pieces.

b. a decorative pillar, often of stone, typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usu. a base.

2. any columnlike object, mass, or formation: a column of smoke.

3. a vertical row or list: Add this column of figures.

4. a vertical arrangement on a page of horizontal lines of type, usu. typographically justified: There are two columns on this page.

5. an article constituting a regular feature of a newspaper or magazine, and usu. reporting or commenting on political or social affairs, the arts, etc.

6. a long, narrow file of troops (disting. from line).

7. a formation of ships in single file.

[1400–50; late Middle English colompne, columne (< Anglo-French) < Latin columna, akin to columen peak; compare hill]

col′umned, col′um•nat`ed (-ˌneɪ tɪd) adj.

column

- Its underlying notion is of "height, command, extremity," and it comes from Latin columna, "pillar," which probably came from columen/culmen, "top, summit."

Column

anything resembling a vertical or horizontal column; an upright mass of water or air. See also pillar.

Examples: column of accountants—Lipton, 1970; of air, 1833; of atmosphere, 1700; of infantry [on the march]; of majesty, 1619; of mercury, 1878; of numbers of ships, 1805; of smoke, 1715; of society, 1862; of state, 1725; of troops, 1677.

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Noun	1.	column - a line of units following one after another armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" Indian file, single file, file - a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
	2.	column - 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 chromatography column tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
	3.	column - a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers" array - an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" table, tabular array - a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"
	4.	column - 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" pillar, tower shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal hoodoo - (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
	5.	column - an article giving opinions or perspectives editorial, newspaper column newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication agony column - a newspaper column devoted to personal problems
	6.	column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) pillar obelisk - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" totem pole - a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
	7.	column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure pillar telamon, atlas - a figure of a man used as a supporting column chapiter, capital, cap - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature caryatid - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase footstall, plinth, pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) pilaster - a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached piling, spile, stilt, pile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column support column - a column that supports a heavy weight temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" entasis - a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
	8.	column - 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" text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
	9.	column - any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

column

noun

1. pillar, support, post, shaft, upright, obelisk, pilaster Great stone steps led past Greek columns to the main building.

2. line, train, row, file, rank, string, queue, procession, cavalcade There were reports of columns of military vehicles appearing on the streets.

3. article, story, feature, piece, item His name features frequently in the social columns of the tabloid newspapers.

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column

noun

A group of people or things arranged in a row:

file, line, queue, rank, row, string, tier.

Translations

رَتْلٌ من الجُنودصَف عَموديطابورعَمودعَمُود

sloupsloupecsloupekkolonarubrika

kolonnesøjlespalteklumme

Säule Spalte Kolumne Kolonne

στήλη κίονας κολόνα

columna fila

pylvässaraketolppakolonnakolumni

colonne pilier rubrique chronique

stupstupackolumnastub

jármûoszlopmenetoszloprovatszámoszlop

dálkurröîröî, lestsúla

colonna colonna vertebrale montante piantone quinta colonna

円柱

기둥

apžvalgininkaskolonaskiltisskyrelis laikraštyjestulpas

apskatskolonnarindaslejastabiņš

kolom

søyle tallrekke kolonne

kolumna

coluna

колонна раздел столб графа колонка

kolóna

steberstolpec

stubstup

kolumnspaltkolonn

หลักเสาหินใหญ่

sütun…sütunukol konvoyköşe yazısı

cột

圆柱柱状物直栏纵列纵队

column

[ˈkɒləm]

A. N (gen) → columna f; (in newspaper) → columna f, sección f
fifth column → quinta columna f
spinal column (Anat) → columna f vertebral

B. CPD column inch N they gave the news only two column inches → dieron sólo dos pulgadas de columna a la noticia

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

column

[ˈkɒləm] n

[building] → colonne f

(in newspaper, fashion column, sports column etc) → rubrique f
the editorial column → l'éditorial m

[smoke] → colonne f

[people, animals] → file fcolumn inches n (= newspaper coverage) → couverture f (par les journaux)
to devote column inches to sth [newspaper, journalist] → consacrer des colonnes à qch
The subject has been given too many column inches → Le sujet ne méritait pas de faire tous ces gros titres.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

column

(Archit, of smoke, water etc) → Säule f; column of mercury → Quecksilbersäule f

(of figures, names) → Kolonne f; (= division of page) → Spalte f, → Kolumne f (spec); (= article in newspaper) → Kolumne f

(of vehicles, soldiers etc) → Kolonne f

(Typ) → Spalte f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

column

[ˈkɒləm] n (gen) → colonna; (in newspaper) → colonna; (fashion column, sports column) → rubrica
the editorial column → l'articolo di fondo
the advertising columns → gli annunci economici

column

(ˈkoləm) noun

1. a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building. the carved columns in the temple.

2. something similar in shape. a column of smoke.

3. a vertical row (of numbers). He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.

4. a vertical section of a page of print. a newspaper column.

5. a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person. He writes a daily column about sport.

6. a long file of soldiers marching in short rows. a column of infantry.

7. a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.

columnist (ˈkoləmnist) noun

a person who writes regular articles for a newspaper.

column

→ عَمُود sloup kolonne Säule στήλη columna pylväs colonne stup colonna 円柱 기둥 kolom søyle kolumna coluna колонна kolumn หลักเสาหินใหญ่ sütun cột 圆柱

col·umn

n. columna.

column

n columna; spinal o vertebral — columna vertebral, columna (fam)

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"So we have contracted our field of search to a large book, printed in double columns and in common use."

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The bill of fare is as follows: First, under a pica headline, to enforce attention and respect, is a four-line sermon urging mankind to remember that, although they are pilgrims here below, they are yet heirs of heaven; and that "When they depart from earth they soar to heaven." Perhaps a four-line sermon in a Saturday paper is the sufficient German equivalent of the eight or ten columns of sermons which the New-Yorkers get in their Monday morning papers.

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At eleven o'clock, our eyes fell upon the walls and columns of Baalbec, a noble ruin whose history is a sealed book.

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They had ridden to and fro until they had almost lost the points of the compass, and became totally bewildered; nor did they ever perceive any of the signal fires and columns of smoke made by their comrades.

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Pierre well knew this large room divided by columns and an arch, its walls hung round with Persian carpets.

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As the stream divided, the place became clear; the two dark columns moving obliquely from the copse, to unite again at the distance of a mile, on its opposite side.

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In another moment the gate would be opened and the head of the column pass out upon the death-bordered highway.

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A proud and happy man was the knight, and many a time he turned in his saddle to look at the long column of bowmen who swung swiftly along behind him.

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Presently the calm head of a forward-going column of infantry appeared in the road.

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We could see the front of their column filling the street from gutter to gutter, as the last war-automobile fled past.

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At my command, the youth leaped into one of the corridors, and in column of twos the soldiers followed him in good order, each company entering the corridor only at the command of its dwar, or captain.

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Behind them were men afoot, marching in column, with dimly gleaming rifles aslant above their shoulders.