columella
columella

column


Definition: Meaning of, column in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒləm /

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column columns
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  1. a tall solid upright stone post used to support a building or as a decoration
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  2. a line of numbers or words written under each other that goes down a page [↪  row]
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  3. an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine
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  4. one of two or more areas of print that go down the page of a newspaper or book and that are separated from each other by a narrow space
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  5. something that has a tall thin shape
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  6. a long moving line of people or things
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column used in phrases

  • Nelson's Column
    1. a very tall COLUMN (= upright stone post) with a STATUE of Admiral NELSON on the top of it in TRAFALGAR SQUARE in central London. It was built to honour NELSON, who was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar, where the British navy defeated the navy of Napoleon in 1805. It is one of the best-known sights in London.
  • advice column (noun)
    1. part of a newspaper or magazine in which someone gives advice to readers who have written to them about their personal problems [=  agony column British English]
  • agony column (noun)
    1. British English a part of a newspaper or magazine in which someone gives advice to readers about their personal problems [=  advice column]
  • chromatography column (noun)
    1. 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 coloured bands
  • column chromatography (noun)
    1. chromatography that uses selective adsorption by a column of powders
  • column inch (noun)
    1. a unit of measurement for advertising space
  • fifth column (noun)
    1. a group of people who work secretly to help the enemies of the country where they live or the organization in which they work
  • gossip column (noun)
    1. a regular article in a newspaper or magazine about the behaviour and private lives of famous people
  • lally column (noun)
    1. support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
  • newspaper column (noun)
    1. an article giving opinions or perspectives
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glossolalia
Pronunciation: ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪlɪə
Parts of Speech: noun
especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervour repetitive nonmeaningful speech
column chromatography