Synonyms of column

Noun

1. column, file, single file, Indian file

usage: a line of units following one after another

2. column, chromatography column, tube, tubing

usage: 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

3. column, array

usage: a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers"

4. column, tower, pillar, shape, form

usage: 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"

5. column, editorial, newspaper column, article

usage: an article giving opinions or perspectives

6. column, pillar, structure, construction

usage: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

7. column, pillar, upright, vertical

usage: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

8. column, text, textual matter

usage: 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"

9. column, skeletal structure

usage: any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

Definition and meaning of column (Dictionary)