COLUMN | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of column in English columnnoun [ C ] uk /ˈkɒl.əm/ us /ˈkɑː.ləm/

column noun [C] (PRINTING)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided: I didn't have time to read the whole article - just the first column.   Oleksandr Hruts/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine, usually on a particular subject, that is always written by the same person and appears regularly: She writes a weekly fashion/gossip column for the Evening Standard. C1 any vertical block of words or numbers: Add the column of figures and divide the sum by three.

• She wrote into an agony column.
• She uses her newspaper column to expound her views on environmental issues.
• I looked quickly down the column of figures.
• Look carefully at these questions and mark your answers down in the right-hand column.
• Tens go in the left-hand column and units in the right.

Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features

• advertorial
• advice column
• advice columnist
• agony aunt
• agony column
• agony uncle
• cover story
• dateline
• double-page
• double-page spread
• feature on something
• obituary
• op-ed
• opinion piece
• personal column
• press cutting
• problem page
• splash
• thought piece
• ticker

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column noun [C] (BUILDING)

B2 a tall, vertical stone post, used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings (= in the style of ancient Greece or Rome) for decoration, or standing alone as a monument (= a symbol of respect for a special person or event): The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns. Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square See also spinal column   Greg Pease/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages column of something something with a tall, narrow shape: A column of smoke rose from the chimney. See more a line of moving people or vehicles: a column of refugees Tanks led the column into enemy territory.

• The central twelve-foot column is surmounted by a bronze angel with outspread wings.
• The vertebral column surrounds and protects the spinal cord.
• Could you recognize a Grecian column?
• The entrance porch is supported by a row of majestic columns.

Parts of buildings: arches, columns & beams

• abacus
• abutment
• architrave
• archway
• beam
• beamy
• caryatid
• Corinthian
• Doric
• entablature
• ionic
• joist
• pillar
• plinth
• portico
• soffit
• torus
• truss
• vault
• vaulting

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Things collected in lines or rings (Definition of column from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

column | American Dictionary

columnnoun [ C ] us /ˈkɑl·əm/

column noun [C] (BUILDING)

Add to word list Add to word list a tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration A column is also anything or any set of things having a long, narrow shape: a column of soldiers a column of smoke

column noun [C] (PRINTING)

one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided: The article filled two columns. A column is also a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that is written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject: a column on sports A column is also any vertical block of words or numbers: a column of figures (Definition of column from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

column | Business English

columnnoun [ C ] uk /ˈkɒləm/ us (written abbreviation col.) Add to word list Add to word list a vertical block of printed text on a page of a newspaper or magazine: The article appears in the second column on page two. a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine which is always written by the same person and appears regularly, usually on a particular subject: She continued to write her column until shortly before her death. GRAPHS & CHARTS, ACCOUNTING a vertical block of words or numbers: Reading from left to right, the first four columns depict transactions with customers. (Definition of column from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of column

column Whatever claim the columns may have on us, they come from a source that is producing words at an unprecedented rate. From the Cambridge English Corpus The figures in the columns give an idea of how the specific nationality is judged. From the Cambridge English Corpus The data matrix analysed contains in all twenty-nine columns and 309 rows, corresponding respectively to the functional indicators and the towns selected for inclusion. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the inside, eight granite columns supported, by means of galleries, the drum of the dome. From the Cambridge English Corpus The arches, columns, and huge statuary of the exterior prepared the traveller or sightseer for the vast vaulted concourse and waiting-room within. From the Cambridge English Corpus The order of rows and columns is arbitrary. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the traditional table, the nucleotide types are displayed in the columns, while their frequencies are shown for each alignment in the rows. From the Cambridge English Corpus How many rows and columns of characters may be displayed on the screen? From the Cambridge English Corpus The division between two blocks of the relief of dancing putti is placed behind one of the pairs of columns. From the Cambridge English Corpus There are methods of making saws, methods of replacing columns in a building and experiments with the geometric analysis of the human figure. From the Cambridge English Corpus Where roofs and columns collapse, the spiders thrive. From the Cambridge English Corpus The first has two parallel columns that support a beam with two faces. From the Cambridge English Corpus Reflections ultimately determine the disposition of the columns, and on close inspection the pattern of the travertine floor slabs has irregularities. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, the study provided some evidence that strabismus can induce columns to form in a species where normally they are wholly absent. From the Cambridge English Corpus All five squirrel monkeys raised with strabismus exhibited well-developed ocular dominance columns in striate cortex of each hemisphere. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of column These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with column

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advice columnAnyone can be a columnist and create their own advice column. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   column densityThere was no detection of aminoethanol in these sources, and column density upper limits have been calculated. From the Cambridge English Corpus   column headerClick on the icon in the column header to change sort key and sort order. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with column What is the pronunciation of column?

Translations of column

in Chinese (Traditional) 印刷, （報紙、雜誌上的）欄, （報紙、雜誌上的）欄目，專欄… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 印刷, （报纸、杂志上的）栏, （报纸、杂志上的）栏目，专栏… See more in Spanish columna, columna [feminine], fila [feminine]… See more in Portuguese coluna, coluna [feminine], fileira [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian स्तंभ, सदर, खांब- सहसा जुन्या इमारतींमधे छताला आधार देण्यासाठी याचा वापर केला जायचा… See more （石製の）柱, 新聞のコラム, 円柱状のもの… See more sütun, direk, kolon… See more colonne [feminine], rubrique [feminine], colonne… See more columna… See more zuil, kolom, rubriek… See more ஒரு செய்தித்தாள் அல்லது பத்திரிகையின் ஒரு பக்கம் பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள அச்சின் பல செங்குத்து தொகுதிகளில் ஒன்று, ஒரு செய்தித்தாள் அல்லது பத்திரிகையில் எழுதும் ஒரு பகுதி, பொதுவாக ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட விஷயத்தில்… See more कॉलम, किसी अखबार या पत्रिका में ऊपर से नीचे की तरफ का ब्लॉक जिसमें शब्द छापे जाते हैं, किसी अखबार या पत्रिका में किसी खास विषय पर लिखे गए लेख जो नियमित रूप से छापे जाते हैं… See more કૉલમ, અખબાર અથવા સામયિકમાં ટોપ-ડાઉન બ્લોક જેમાં શબ્દો છાપવામાં આવે છે, કોલમ… See more søjle, kolonne, spalte… See more pelare, kolonn, kolumn… See more tiang, kepulauan, lajur… See more die Säule, senkrechte Zahlenreihe, die Spalte… See more søyle [masculine], spalte [masculine], kolonne [masculine]… See more کالم, اخباری صفحہ کا عمودی حصہ, کسی خاص موضوع پر لکھی جانے والی تحریر… See more колона, стовп(чик), стовпець… See more పత్రికలో ప్రింట్ చేయబడిన ఒక పేజీ ని అనేక నిలువు పట్టీలుగా విభజిస్తే అందులోని ఒక నిలువు పట్టీ, శీర్షిక, పత్రికలోని కాలమ్… See more কোনো সংবাদপত্র বা ম্যাগাজিন-এর পাতায় ভাগ ভাগ করে খাড়াভাবে মুদ্রিত স্তম্ভাকার শ্রেণীগুলির মধ্যে একটি, কোনো নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়ের ওপরে একই ব্যক্তির দ্বারা লিখিত যে লেখা নিয়মিত প্রকাশিত হয়, শব্দ বা সংখ্যার কলাম… See more sloup, sloupec, sloupek… See more tiang, bentuknya seperti tiang, deretan (angka)… See more เสาค้ำ, สิ่งที่รูปร่างคล้ายกัน, แถว (ในแนวตั้ง)… See more cột, hình cột, cột số… See more kolumna, rubryka, słup… See more 기둥, (신문 및 잡지등의) 칼럼, 기둥 모양을 한 것… See more colonna, rubrica… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of column

• cash column
• column inch
• advice column
• agony column
• debit column
• fifth column
• gossip column

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• lonely hearts club/column, etc., at lonely hearts idiom

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