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Meaning of column

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  column
      n 1: a line of units following one after another
      2: 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 [syn: {column},
         {chromatography column}]
      3: a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a
         column of numbers"
      4: 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" [syn: {column}, {tower}, {pillar}]
      5: an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: {column},
         {editorial}, {newspaper column}]
      6: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not
         supporting anything (such as a monument) [syn: {column},
         {pillar}]
      7: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing
         upright and used to support a structure [syn: {column},
         {pillar}]
      8: 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"
      9: any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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