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(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Synonym: pillar
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a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
Synonym: pillar
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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
Synonym: chromatography column
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any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
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a page or text that is vertically divided
e.g. the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject
e.g. the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
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an article giving opinions or perspectives
Synonym: editorial newspaper column
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a line of units following one after another
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a vertical array of numbers or other information
e.g. he added a column of numbers
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anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
e.g. the test tube held a column of white powder
e.g. a tower of dust rose above the horizon
e.g. a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
Synonym: tower pillar
英语释义
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n. a line of units following one after another
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n. 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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n. a vertical array of numbers or other information
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n. anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower