Definition of columns in English

Wiktionary

columns (Noun)
Plural of column.
columns (Noun)
pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.

Part of speech

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columns, noun, plural of column.

WordNet

Noun Plural: columns
column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
		pillar
		upright, vertical a piano with a vertical sounding board
		temple place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
		architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
		telamon, atlas a figure of a man used as a supporting column
		chapiter, capital, cap the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
		caryatid a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
		newel the central pillar of a circular staircase
		footstall, plinth, pedestal an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
		pilaster a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
		piling, spile, stilt, pile long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
		scape, shaft erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
		support column a column that supports a heavy weight
column - an article giving opinions or perspectives
		editorial, newspaper column
		article one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
		newspaper, paper the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
column - 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"
		tower, pillar
		shape, form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
		columella a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal
column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
		pillar
		structure, construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
		obelisk a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
column - a line of units following one after another
		indian file, single file, file a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
column - a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers"
		array an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
column - 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
		chromatography column
column - any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
column - 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"

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Wiktionary

column (Noun)
A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
column (Noun)
A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
column (Noun)
A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.
column (Noun)
A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.
column (Noun)
A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
column (Noun)
A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme.
column (Noun)
Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

column (n.)
A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order.
column (n.)
Anything resembling, in form or position, a column in architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk; as, a column of air, of water, of mercury, etc.; the Column Vendome; the spinal column.
column (n.)
A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the other; -- contradistinguished from line. Compare Ploy, and Deploy.
column (n.)
A small army.
column (n.)
A number of ships so arranged as to follow one another in single or double file or in squadrons; -- in distinction from "line", where they are side by side.
column (n.)
A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper.
column (n.)
A perpendicular line of figures.
column (n.)
The body formed by the union of the stamens in the Mallow family, or of the stamens and pistil in the orchids.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

column
Anything having the form of a beam.
column
An article in a publication giving the opinion of its author on a given topic or current event.
column
an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.
column
A series of cells or entries in a table, going vertically.
column
An upright supporting beam.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

column
kol′um, n. a long, round body, used to support or adorn a building: any upright body or mass like a column: a body of troops drawn up in deep files: a perpendicular row of lines in a book.—ns. Col′ūmel, a small column; Colūmel′la, the central axis of a spiral univalve; the auditory ossicle of the amphibian ear: the central axis of the spore-case of mosses: in the opening of fruits, what remains in the centre after the carpels have split away.—adjs. Colum′nal, Colum′nar, formed in columns.—n. Columna′rity.—adjs. Col′umned, Colum′niāted, Colum′nated, having columns.—n. Colum′niātion. [L. columen, columna, akin to celsus, high; Gr. kolōnē, a hill.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

column
A body of troops in deep files and narrow front, so disposed as to move in regular succession.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

column
Signifies, in military evolutions, a mass of soldiers several ranks in depth as opposed to line. There may be columns of brigades, of regiments, of divisions, or of companies, presenting a front of limited width, but a depth depending on the number of elements in the column. In a battalion the formation is called open column when the distance between the elements of the column is such as to admit of their wheeling into line; when the distance is only a few yards it is termed close column; when intermediate between these two, it is “column at half distance.” Battalions are drawn up in column with either the right or left in front, or the battalions may be doubled upon their centres. To pass from column into line is to “deploy”; to pass from line to column is to “ploy.” Sometimes the name column is given to a small army, especially when engaged in active operations. In drawing up troops for action, as a general rule, the French prefer the column, the Americans and English the formation in line.

Wikipedia

A column in architecture is a vertical element that transmits the weight of the structure above to the structure below. Columns can be either a single piece or several pieces put together. Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest.

History.

Stone columns were already used in the architecture of ancient Egypt as early as 2600 BC.