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COLUMN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)
Meronyms (parts of "column"):
cap; capital; chapiter (the upper part of a column that supports the entablature)
footstall; pedestal; plinth (an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue))
scape; shaft ((architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column)
entasis (a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "column"):
atlas; telamon (a figure of a man used as a supporting column)
caryatid (a supporting column carved in the shape of a person)
newel (the central pillar of a circular staircase)
pilaster (a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached)
pile; piling; spile; stilt (a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure)
support column (a column that supports a heavy weight)
Holonyms ("column" is a part of...):
temple (an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes)
Derivation:
columnar (characterized by columns)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
Synonyms:
column; pillar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "column"):
obelisk (a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top)
totem pole (a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
chromatography column; column
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
skeletal structure (any structure created by the skeleton of an organism)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A page or text that is vertically divided
Example:
the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
text; textual matter (the words of something written)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An article giving opinions or perspectives
Synonyms:
column; editorial; newspaper column
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
article (nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "column"):
agony column (a newspaper column devoted to personal problems)
Holonyms ("column" is a part of...):
newspaper; paper (a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements)
Derivation:
columnist (a journalist who writes editorials)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A line of units following one after another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
file; Indian file; single file (a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A vertical array of numbers or other information
Example:
he added a column of numbers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
array (an orderly arrangement)
Holonyms ("column" is a member of...):
table; tabular array (a set of data arranged in rows and columns)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
Example:
a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
Synonyms:
column; pillar; tower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("column" is a kind of...):
form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "column"):
columella (a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal)
hoodoo ((geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock)
Derivation:
columnar (having the form of a column)
Context examples:
Different types of organisms did not occupy different parts of the water column to avoid competing for resources – a process known as tiering.
(Why life on Earth first got big, University of Cambridge)
A special value that may be stored in some database columns to represent an unknown, missing, not applicable, or undefined value.
(Null, NCI Thesaurus)
A sympathetic ganglion located adjacent to the spinal column.
(Para-Spinal Ganglion, NCI Thesaurus)
The local papers had taken it up, and daily there appeared columns of learned criticisms, facetious editorials, and serious letters from subscribers.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Gemini is a communication sign, so you may see your column printed or the book you’ve worked hard on published.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A congenital abnormality in which the spinal cord and meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.
(Myelomeningocele, NCI Thesaurus)
Neutron stars generate magnetic fields so strong they can create "columns" that channel material down to the surface, generating powerful X-rays in the process.
(NASA Satellite Spots a Mystery That's Gone in a Flash, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
In higher vertebrates it is replaced by the vertebral column.
(Notochord, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A unit of pressure defined by a column of water with a height of one centimeter, frequently used to measure central venous pressure, intracranial pressure, and for pressures during mechanical ventilation.
(Centimeters of Water, NCI Thesaurus)
A method of euthanization whereby the spinal column is dislocated from the skull and brain.
(Cervical Dislocation, NCI Thesaurus)
