column
Noun
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: file, indian file, single file - a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
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is a type of: tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gasessame as: chromatography column
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is a type of: array - an orderly arrangementbelongs to: table, tabular array - a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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is a type of: article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publicationsubtypes: agony column - a newspaper column devoted to personal problemsis a part of: newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisementssame as: editorial, newspaper column
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is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many partssubtypes:
- obelisk - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- totem pole - a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
same as: pillar -
referred to in: architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildingssubtypes:
- atlas, telamon - a figure of a man used as a supporting column
- caryatid - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
- newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase
- pilaster - a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
- pile, piling, spile, stilt - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- support column - a column that supports a heavy weight
has:- cap, capital, chapiter - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- footstall, pedestal, plinth - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
- scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- 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
is a part of: temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposessame as: pillar -
is a type of: text, textual matter - the words of something written
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is a type of: skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
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