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Meaning of column

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

column

Pronunciation:/ˈkɑljəm//ˈkɒləm//ˈkɑljəm/

noun

Definitions

  1. A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

  2. A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.

  3. A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.

  4. A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.

    Example: It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns.