Column meaning

noun

1. a line of units following one after another

2. 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

   Synonymschromatography column

3. a vertical array of numbers or other information

   “he added a column of numbers”

4. 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”

   Synonymstowerpillar

5. an article giving opinions or perspectives

   Synonymseditorialnewspaper column

6. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

   Synonymspillar

7. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

   Synonymspillar

8. 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”

9. any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body