Synonym: cylinder, division, monument, part, pillar, section, tower. Similar words: columnist, volume, aluminum, curriculum, voluble, voluntary, evolution, volunteer. Meaning: ['kɒləm] n. 1. a line of (usually military) units following one after another 2. 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. a linear array of numbers one above another 4. anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower 5. an article giving opinions or perspectives 6. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) 7. (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure.
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211 Between that moment and his last column Tuesday, McCarthy has affected many a life, as I heard frequently last week.
212 Likewise to John Jensen, for whose brilliant illustrations this column has served as an 800-word caption.
213 Crowe offered a pathetic excuse about investigating woodworm infestation for his nature column,(www.Sentencedict.com) but I soon beetled the truth out of him.
214 The structures provide a measure of vertical relief sought by deep-sea invertebrates that make their living off particles in the water column.
215 The official excuse for a sudden wave sweeping every column inch of coverage is that a genuine revelation has occurred.
216 In 1953, Beaverbrook decided the column had lost its appeal.
217 The adjusted figures are shown in the second column of Table 6.
218 The proliferation index was also calculated separately for each of five compartments of equal size into which each crypt column was divided.
219 There was an almost audible sigh of relief as they all stood around the foot of the column.
220 These witnesses had heard an explosion and seen a column of smoke rise from behind a range of hills in Soviet territory.
221 Each one has its silvery gray live-oak lintel, still supporting the column of lovely pink brick.
222 I am retiring, leaving this column to become a professional athlete and sports climber.
223 I got up and walked past the waiter, who was struggling with a column of figures, and used the phone.
224 Our regiment was on the left, and supporting the assaulting column.
225 Set them at distances to accommodate the largest possible number or other entry in that column.
226 One spring morning two anchor bolts were inserted in the footings that were to receive the first steel column.
227 The various components of the mixture separate as they gradually move down the column.
228 When such an article rises above the level of a gossip column, the artist's profile can be a valuable format.
229 Main storage technologies have similarly evolved, as shown in the fourth column of Figure 1.8.
230 This month's personal finance column therefore takes a back to basics look at expatriate tax.
231 I may be tempted towards didacticism, but this isn't an advice column.
232 Each individual cell grows as a vertical column by inserting new cell wall material uniformly along its length.
233 The tax rates shown in column 2 of Table 8-2 are marginal tax rates.
234 A surprising and sophisticated collection of dresses offers the stunning effect of sleek column shapes, barely-there straps and exquisite beading.
235 Many neurologic disorders affecting the brain stem, cerebellum, and spinal cord posterior column may cause dizzy sensations.
236 When you do, place an advertisement in the personal column of the International Herald Tribune to read as follows.
237 I explained to her that the column, although only three weeks old, was appropriate for the time.
238 In the meantime, the 2d Battalion of the 271 Regiment, moving forward in a column, engaged the northernmost company.
239 Her last original column ran on April 16 and was about Betty Crocker.
240 The budget figures for the selected projects and the other resource-consuming activities are entered into the budget column and subtotals calculated.
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