column

/kˈɑləm/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

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
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”
5. an article giving opinions or perspectives
6. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
7. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
8. a page or text that is vertically divided
   “the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject”
9. any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

Synonyms for column

• chromatography column
• tower
• pillar
• editorial
• newspaper column

Words that rhyme with column

• slalom
• solemn
• arunachalam
• collom
• collum
• colomb
• gollum
• golomb
• mahlum
• mccollam
• mccollom
• wollam