Meaning & Definition of Column in English

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"

• "A tower of dust rose above the horizon"

• "A thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

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"

• "The bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns"

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