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Meaning of column in English

column
noun [ C ]
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/ˈkɒl.əm/ us
/ˈkɑː.ləm/

column noun [C] (PRINTING)

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one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided:
I didn't have time to read the whole article - just the first column.
in a column The issue has been hotly debated in the columns of newspapers and on radio and TV talk shows.
 
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a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine, usually on a particular subject, that is always written by the same person and appears regularly:
fashion column She writes a weekly fashion column for the Evening Standard.
gossip column I often used to see her name in the gossip columns.
advice column
agony column
personal column
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any vertical block of words or numbers:
Add the column of figures and divide the sum by three.
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column noun [C] (BUILDING)

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a tall, vertical stone post, used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) for decoration, or standing alone as a monument (= a symbol of respect for a special person or event):
The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square
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spinal column
 
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column of something
something with a tall, narrow shape:
A column of smoke rose from the chimney.
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a line of moving people or vehicles:
a column of refugees
Tanks led the column into enemy territory.
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columnal
columnar
columnist
(Definition of column from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

column | American Dictionary

column
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɑl·əm/

column noun [C] (BUILDING)

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a tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration
A column is also anything or any set of things having a long, narrow shape:
a column of soldiers
a column of smoke

column noun [C] (PRINTING)

one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided:
The article filled two columns.
A column is also a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that is written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject:
a column on sports
A column is also any vertical block of words or numbers:
a column of figures
(Definition of column from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

column | Business English

column
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈkɒləm/ us
(written abbreviation col.)
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a vertical block of printed text on a page of a newspaper or magazine:
The article appears in the second column on page two.
a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine which is always written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject:
She continued to write her column until shortly before her death.
GRAPHS & CHARTS, ACCOUNTING
a vertical block of words or numbers:
Reading from left to right, the first four columns depict transactions with customers.
(Definition of column from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of column

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Whatever claim the columns may have on us, they come from a source that is producing words at an unprecedented rate.
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The figures in the columns give an idea of how the specific nationality is judged.
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The data matrix analysed contains in all twenty-nine columns and 309 rows, corresponding respectively to the functional indicators and the towns selected for inclusion.
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On the inside, eight granite columns supported, by means of galleries, the drum of the dome.
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The arches, columns, and huge statuary of the exterior prepared the traveller or sightseer for the vast vaulted concourse and waiting-room within.
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The order of rows and columns is arbitrary.
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In the traditional table, the nucleotide types are displayed in the columns, while their frequencies are shown for each alignment in the rows.
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How many rows and columns of characters may be displayed on the screen?
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The division between two blocks of the relief of dancing putti is placed behind one of the pairs of columns.
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There are methods of making saws, methods of replacing columns in a building and experiments with the geometric analysis of the human figure.
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Where roofs and columns collapse, the spiders thrive.
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The first has two parallel columns that support a beam with two faces.
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Reflections ultimately determine the disposition of the columns, and on close inspection the pattern of the travertine floor slabs has irregularities.
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However, the study provided some evidence that strabismus can induce columns to form in a species where normally they are wholly absent.
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All five squirrel monkeys raised with strabismus exhibited well-developed ocular dominance columns in striate cortex of each hemisphere.
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Collocations with column

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advice column
Anyone can be a columnist and create their own advice column.
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column density
There was no detection of aminoethanol in these sources, and column density upper limits have been calculated.
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column header
Click on the icon in the column header to change sort key and sort order.
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Translations of column

in Chinese (Traditional)
印刷, （報紙、雜誌上的）欄, （報紙、雜誌上的）欄目，專欄…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
印刷, （报纸、杂志上的）栏, （报纸、杂志上的）栏目，专栏…
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columna, columna [feminine], fila [feminine]…
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coluna, coluna [feminine], fileira [feminine]…
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स्तंभ, सदर, खांब- सहसा जुन्या इमारतींमधे छताला आधार देण्यासाठी याचा वापर केला जायचा…
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（石製の）柱, 新聞のコラム, 円柱状のもの…
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sütun, direk, kolon…
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colonne [feminine], rubrique [feminine], colonne…
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columna…
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zuil, kolom, rubriek…
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ஒரு செய்தித்தாள் அல்லது பத்திரிகையின் ஒரு பக்கம் பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள அச்சின் பல செங்குத்து தொகுதிகளில் ஒன்று, ஒரு செய்தித்தாள் அல்லது பத்திரிகையில் எழுதும் ஒரு பகுதி, பொதுவாக ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட விஷயத்தில்…
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कॉलम, किसी अखबार या पत्रिका में ऊपर से नीचे की तरफ का ब्लॉक जिसमें शब्द छापे जाते हैं, किसी अखबार या पत्रिका में किसी खास विषय पर लिखे गए लेख जो नियमित रूप से छापे जाते हैं…
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કૉલમ, અખબાર અથવા સામયિકમાં ટોપ-ડાઉન બ્લોક જેમાં શબ્દો છાપવામાં આવે છે, કોલમ…
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søjle, kolonne, spalte…
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pelare, kolonn, kolumn…
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tiang, kepulauan, lajur…
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die Säule, senkrechte Zahlenreihe, die Spalte…
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søyle [masculine], spalte [masculine], kolonne [masculine]…
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کالم, اخباری صفحہ کا عمودی حصہ, کسی خاص موضوع پر لکھی جانے والی تحریر…
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колона, стовп(чик), стовпець…
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పత్రికలో ప్రింట్ చేయబడిన ఒక పేజీ ని అనేక నిలువు పట్టీలుగా విభజిస్తే అందులోని ఒక నిలువు పట్టీ, శీర్షిక, పత్రికలోని కాలమ్…
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কোনো সংবাদপত্র বা ম্যাগাজিন-এর পাতায় ভাগ ভাগ করে খাড়াভাবে মুদ্রিত স্তম্ভাকার শ্রেণীগুলির মধ্যে একটি, কোনো নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়ের ওপরে একই ব্যক্তির দ্বারা লিখিত যে লেখা নিয়মিত প্রকাশিত হয়, শব্দ বা সংখ্যার কলাম…
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sloup, sloupec, sloupek…
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tiang, bentuknya seperti tiang, deretan (angka)…
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เสาค้ำ, สิ่งที่รูปร่างคล้ายกัน, แถว (ในแนวตั้ง)…
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cột, hình cột, cột số…
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kolumna, rubryka, słup…
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기둥, (신문 및 잡지등의) 칼럼, 기둥 모양을 한 것…
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colonna, rubrica…
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