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In architecture, a perpendicular supporting member, circular or rectangular in section, usually consisting of a base, shaft and capital. In engineering, a vertical structural compression member that s [..]
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Pillar formed as a stalactite and stalagmite meet.
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mid-15c., "vertical division of a page," also "a pillar, post," from Old French colombe (12c., Modern French colonne "column, pillar"), from Latin columna "pillar,&q [..]
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A decorative or structural feature, most often composed of stone, typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft.
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strong, vertical support structure, such as a pillar.
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In architecture, a supporting pillar usually composed of a base, shaft, and surmounting capital. Often used for decorative as well as functional purposes. See also Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian.
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A pillar that can either be freestanding for decoration or to hold up a structure
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A Column is a post or pillar used for support or decoration (from the Latin columna=post).
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a cylindrical, upright structural support in architecture, consisting of a base, shaft, and capital
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a line of units following one after another 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 mixtur [..]
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A vertical arrangement of characters or other expressions.
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a pillar. The same word also means a line of soldiers and a list of numbers
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(1) On a display screen in character mode, a column is a vertical line of characters extending from the top to the bottom of the screen. The size of a text display is usually measured in rows and colu [..]
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One of two or more vertical sections of written or printed text separated from each other by a ruled line or blank space, as in ancient scrolls, newspapers, and language dictionaries. The length of a [..]
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A column is a group of three brain cells, with each cell responding to a different aspect of a visual stimulus. For example, when presented a thick, vertical, blue line, one cell interprets the thickn [..]
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A vertical wood, steel, stone or concrete shaft, pillar or support, free-standing, supporting the portion of the structure above it.
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A regular feature often on a specific topic, written by the same person who is known as a columnist.
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An isolated vertical member whose horizontal dimension measured at right angles to the thickness does not exceed three times its thickness and whose height is at least three times its thickness.
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The vertical sections of the car's entrance frame.
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In a data file, a single vertical column, each being one byte in length. Fixed format data files are traditionally described as being arranged in lines and columns. In a fixed format file, column loca [..]
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A pillar which may support a roof or other structures. May restrict view for delegates in conference room layouts.
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A pillar in an exhibition venue which supports the roof or other overhead structures. Usually shown on a floor plan as a solid square.
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A primary member used in a vertical position on a building to transfer loads from main roof beams, trusses or rafters to the foundation.
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A vertical framing member that supports loads parallel to its long axis.
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A specific category of information in a table, such as Address or Diameter, also called a field.
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In a data file, a single vertical column each being one byte in length. Fixed format data files are traditionally described as being arranged in lines and columns. In a fixed format file, column locat [..]
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A regular feature often on a specific topic, written by the same person who is known as a columnist. Also the vertical sections of type, which may have varying widths.
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an article in which a writer or columnist gives an opinion on a topic
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A regular feature often on a specific topic, written by the same person who is known as a columnist.
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vertical section of article appearing on page. Also known as leg
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[columna (Latin)] Vertical support to arch, consisting of base, circular or octagonal shaft, and capital.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411)
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An article that appears regularly. It is written by one writer or about a special subject. Click to do activities: Editor's Opinion, and Opinion Columns 
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(n) a line of units following one after another(n) 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 [..]
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A vertical structural compression member which supports loads.
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Is a main vertical member carrying axial loads, which can be combined with bending and shear, from the main roof beams or girders to the foundation. These structural members carry loads parallel to its longitudinal axis.
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The Alexandrine Column. Made of granite; in memory of the Emperor Alexander.
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Structure to which a press head can be mounted. Two types; C-frame (maximum clearance for work piece) and H-frame (minimal deflection)
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Is a main vertical member carrying axial loads, which can be combined with bending and shear, from the main roof beams or girders to the foundation. These structural members carry loads parallel to its longitudinal axis.
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 A vertical block of text in a newspaper or magazine.
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A supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital on top of the shaft. Columns may be plain or ornamental.
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a vertical structural member having a circular cross-section and usually consisting of a base, a long shaft, and a capital.
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The spinal or vertebral column.
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A wood or metal vertical support member.
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When a layout is viewed in Table View, a column corresponds to a field.
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The body of a sea anemone.
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A single unit of named data that has a particular data type (e.g., number, text, or date). Columns only exist in tables.
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Any vertical array of data or text. A specific space (a vertical column) on an IBM Card for recording answers to a question.
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A column is a main vertical member that carries axial loads from the main roof beams or girders to the foundation parallel to its longitudinal axis.
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A vertical member designed to resist axial load (direct compression), such as the weight of a building. May be made of any suitable material such as concrete, masonry, steel or timber. Design is governed by the slenderness (ratio of length to breadth) to resist the tendency to fail by buckling.
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Structural member that has the primary function of resisting axial force. A roll formed post section with punched key holes used to make an upright.
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