Definition of column

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  • column is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • column is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
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Definition of column

  • an article giving opinions or perspectives (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. editorial
    2. newspaper column
  • anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower (noun)

    Examples

    1. the test tube held a column of white powder

    Synonyms

    1. pillar
    2. tower
  • a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pillar
  • 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)

    Synonyms

    1. chromatography column
  • (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pillar
  • a line of units following one after another (noun)
  • any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body (noun)
  • a page or text that is vertically divided (noun)

    Examples

    1. the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject
    2. the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
  • a vertical array of numbers or other information (noun)

    Examples

    1. he added a column of numbers

See definition of column in Merriam Webster