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column

UK
/ˈkɒl.əm/
US
/ˈkɑː.ləm/

Translations

columnnoun
columns
pl
UK
/ˈkɒl.əm/
US
/ˈkɑː.ləm/
The ancient temple was supported by massive stone columns.
Древний храм поддерживался массивными каменными колоннами.
She writes a weekly column for the local newspaper.
Она пишет еженедельную рубрику для местной газеты.
Please enter the data in the first column of the spreadsheet.
Пожалуйста, введите данные в первый столбец таблицы.
Additional translations
опора
графа
стойка
Synonyms
stanchion
post
support
shaft
rod
upright
vertical
stand
pillar
columnverb
columned
Past Simple
columned
Past Participle
columning
Gerund
Rare and chiefly technical usage meaning to arrange material in columns.
columnadjective
UK
/ˈkɒl.əm/
US
/ˈkɑː.ləm/
Used attributively before another noun, e.g. 'column inch'.

Definitions

columnnoun
A vertical structure that supports a building or other structure.
The ancient temple was held up by massive stone columns.
A vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page.
The newspaper article was divided into three columns for easier reading.
A regular feature or section in a newspaper or magazine, often written by a particular journalist.
She writes a weekly column on gardening for the local newspaper.
A formation of soldiers or vehicles moving in a line.
The troops marched in a column down the main street during the parade.
A vertical division of a spreadsheet that is identified by a letter.
In the spreadsheet, the data for sales figures is located in column B.
A cylindrical vessel or tube through which a substance is passed for separation, distillation, or purification.
The chemist packed the chromatography column with silica gel.
A vertical set of elements in a table, chart, or matrix.
Add the values in each column of the matrix to find the totals.
columnverb
To arrange (text, numbers, or data) into one or more vertical divisions or columns.
Please column the figures so they're easier to compare.
columnadjective
Relating to or used in a column or columns (attributive use of the noun).
Space in the newspaper is measured in column inches.
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