Column - Definition

n 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 [syn: column,
chromatography 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"; "a thin pillar of smoke
betrayed their campsite" [syn: column, tower, pillar]
5: an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: column,
editorial, newspaper column]
6: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not
supporting anything (such as a monument) [syn: column,
pillar]
7: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing
upright and used to support a structure [syn: column,
pillar]
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