Column Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Column

Meaning 1 : an article giving opinions or perspectives

    Synonyms : editorial,  newspaper column
Meaning 2 : anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

    Example : the test tube held a column of white powder

    Synonyms : pillar,  tower
Meaning 3 : a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

    Synonyms : pillar
Meaning 4 : 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

    Synonyms : chromatography column
Meaning 5 : (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

    Synonyms : pillar
Meaning 6 : a line of units following one after another

Meaning 7 : any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

Meaning 8 : a page or text that is vertically divided

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

Meaning 9 : a vertical array of numbers or other information

    Example : he added a column of numbers