Meaning : A line of units following one after another.

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

Meaning : A vertical array of numbers or other information.

Example : He added a column of numbers.

Meaning : Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.

Example : 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.

Synonyms : pillar, tower

Meaning : An article giving opinions or perspectives.

Synonyms : editorial, newspaper column

Meaning : A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument).

Synonyms : pillar

Meaning : (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure.

Synonyms : pillar

Meaning : A page or text that is vertically divided.

Example : The newspaper devoted several columns to the subject.
The bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns.

Meaning : Any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body.