columns

'columns'

[column.n.01] as in: a line of units following one after another

'columns'

[column.n.02] as in: 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

'columns'

[column.n.03] as in: a vertical array of numbers or other information

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Examples:
he added a column of numbers

'columns'

[column.n.04] as in: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

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Examples:
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

'columns'

[column.n.05] as in: an article giving opinions or perspectives

'columns'

[column.n.06] as in: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

'columns'

[column.n.07] as in: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

'columns'

[column.n.08] as in: a page or text that is vertically divided

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Examples:
the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject
the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns

'columns'

[column.n.09] as in: any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body