COLUMN

/ˈkɑljəm/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 15

Definition

noun a line of units following one after another.
noun a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography. — synonyms: chromatography_column
noun a vertical array of numbers or other information.
noun anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. — synonyms: tower, pillar
noun an article giving opinions or perspectives. — synonyms: editorial, newspaper_column
noun a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument). — synonyms: pillar
noun (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure. — synonyms: pillar
noun a page or text that is vertically divided.
noun any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body.

“It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns.”
“Each column inch costs $300 a week; this ad is four columns by three inches, so will run $3600 a week.”
“His initial foray into print media was as the author of a weekly column in his elementary-school newspaper.”