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column [n]
 
1)a line of (usually military) units following one after another
    Synonyms :
    See Also: file  armed_forces 
 
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
    Synonyms :chromatography_column 
    See Also: tube 
 
3)a linear array of numbers one above another
    Synonyms :
    See Also: array  table 
 
4)anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
    Synonyms :pillar tower 
    See Also: form  hulk  columella  hoodoo 
 
5)an article giving opinions or perspectives
    Synonyms :editorial newspaper_column 
    See Also: article  newspaper  editorialise  agony_column 
 
6)a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
    Synonyms :pillar 
    See Also: construction  obelisk  totem_pole 
 
7)(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
    Synonyms :pillar 
    See Also: upright  temple  architecture  atlas  cap  caryatid  newel  footstall  pilaster  pile  scape  support_column  entasis 
 



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