Column
31column — [15] The notion underlying column is of ‘height, command, extremity’. It comes, via Old French colomne, from Latin columna ‘pillar’, which was probably a derivative of columen, culmen ‘top, summit’ (from which English also gets culminate). It… …
32column — noun 1) arches supported by massive columns Syn: pillar, post, support, upright, pier, pile 2) a column in the paper Syn: article, piece, feature 3) we walk …
33column*/*/ — [ˈkɒləm] noun [C] 1) a tall thick post that is used for supporting a roof, decorating a building, or reminding people of an important event or person marble columns[/ex] 2) a long line of people or vehicles moving together a column of… …
34column — col•umn art at combe [[t]ˈkɒl əm[/t]] n. 1) archit. a) a rigid, slender upright support composed of relatively few pieces b) a decorative pillar, often of stone, typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usu. a base 2)… …
35column — /ˈkɒləm / (say koluhm) noun 1. Architecture a. an upright shaft or body of greater length than thickness, usually serving as a support; a pillar. b. a vertical architectural member consisting typically of an approximately cylindrical shaft with a …
36column — / kɒləm/ noun a series of numbers arranged one underneath the other ● to add up a column of figures ● Put the total at the bottom of the column …
37column — [15] The notion underlying column is of ‘height, command, extremity’. It comes, via Old French colomne, from Latin columna ‘pillar’, which was probably a derivative of columen, culmen ‘top, summit’ (from which English also gets culminate). It… …
38column — noun /ˈkɒləm,ˈkɑːləm/ a) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration. It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it… …
39column — An upright pillar or post, often used to bear weight. Columns usually consist of a base at the bottom, a round shaft tapering toward the top, and a capital. A half column is attached to a wall and does not bear weight. Half columns were used… …
40column — n 1. pillar, upright support, caryatid, atlas, telamon; columna caelata, pilaster, colonnade, peristyle; post, shaft, pier, pole, pylon; standard, stalagnite, spine, cylinder; Naut. mast, spar. 2. obelisk, monolith, pagoda; turret, minaret, tower …
