column, n.
(columns)
freq. cnt. 47
(columns)
freq. cnt. 47
a line of units following one after another
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18
column
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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
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
chromatography column column
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a vertical array of numbers or other information
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
column
sample sentences
"he added a column of numbers"
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
column pillar tower
sample sentences
"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"
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an article giving opinions or perspectives
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
column editorial newspaper column
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(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
column pillar
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a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
column pillar
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
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column
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a page or text that is vertically divided
<noun.communication>
column
sample sentences
"the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject""the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns"
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