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column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
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pillar |
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upright,
vertical a piano with a vertical sounding board
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temple place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
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architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
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atlas,
telamon a figure of a man used as a supporting column
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cap,
capital,
chapiter a tight-fitting headdress
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caryatid a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
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newel the central pillar of a circular staircase
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footstall,
pedestal,
plinth an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
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pilaster a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
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pile,
piling,
spile,
stilt the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
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scape,
shaft erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
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support column a column that supports a heavy weight
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entasis a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
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column - an article giving opinions or perspectives |
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editorial |
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article one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
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newspaper,
paper the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
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agony column a newspaper column devoted to personal problems
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column - 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" |
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tower,
pillar |
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form,
shape a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
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columella a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal
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hoodoo something believed to bring bad luck
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column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) |
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pillar |
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construction,
structure drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
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obelisk a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
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totem pole a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
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column - a line of units following one after another |
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file,
indian file,
single file a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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column - a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers" |
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array an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
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table,
tabular array a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
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column - 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 |
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tube,
tubing conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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column - any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body |
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skeletal structure any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
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column - 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" |
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text,
textual matter the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
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