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- Dictionarycolumn/ˈkɒləm/
noun
- 1. an upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument: "a wide entrance portico of eight Ionic columns" Similar
- 2. a vertical division of a page or text: "turn to page five, column seven"
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A column is also a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that is written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject: a column on sports. A column is also any vertical block of words or numbers: a column of figures.
The meaning of COLUMN is a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page. How to use column in a sentence.
a tall, vertical stone post, used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) for decoration, or standing alone as a monument (= a symbol of respect for a special person or event): The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.
Definition of column noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A column is a group of people or animals which moves in a long line. There were reports of columns of military vehicles appearing on the streets. [+ of] Synonyms: line, train, row, file More Synonyms of column. 4. countable noun B2.
any block of numbers or words written one under the other. a column of sth. something with a tall, narrow shape: A column of smoke rose from the chimney. column noun [C] (PEOPLE MOVING) a long line of moving people or vehicles: a column of refugees. See also. gossip column.
Definitions of column. noun. a line of units following one after another. see more. noun. a vertical array of numbers or other information. “he added a column of numbers” see more. noun. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) synonyms: pillar. see more. noun.
a series of numbers or words arranged one under the other down a page to add up a column of figures. a long moving line of people or vehicles a long column of troops and tanks see fifth column. See column in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: column.
COLUMN meaning: 1 : a long post made of steel, stone, etc., that is used as a support in a building; 2 : a group of printed or written items (such as numbers or words) shown one under the other down a page.
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. 3. a.
