column structure
1column — [käl′əm] n. [ME & OFr colomne < L columna, collateral form of columen, column, pillar < IE base * kel , to project > HILL, HOLM1, Gr kolophōn] 1. a slender upright structure, generally consisting of a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a… …
2column — ► NOUN 1) an upright pillar supporting an arch or other structure or standing alone as a monument. 2) a line of people or vehicles moving in the same direction. 3) a vertical division of a page or text. 4) a regular section of a newspaper or… …
3Column — For other uses, see Column (disambiguation). National Capitol Columns at the United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C …
4Column-oriented DBMS — A column oriented DBMS is a database management system (DBMS) that stores its content by column rather than by row. This has advantages for data warehouses and library catalogues where aggregates are computed over large numbers of similar data… …
5column — 1. An anatomic part or structure in the form of a pillar or cylindric funiculus. SEE ALSO: fascicle. 2. A vertical object (usually cylindrical), mass, or formation. SYN: columna [TA]. [L. columna] …
6Column (database) — In the context of a relational database table, a column is a set of data values of a particular simple type, one for each row of the table.[1] The columns provide the structure according to which the rows are composed. The term field is often… …
7Column (disambiguation) — A column is a vertical structural element in architecture. Column may also refer to: Column (botany) or gynostemium, a part of an orchid Column (database), a set of data values of a particular type in a relational database Column (formation), a… …
8column — columned /kol euhmd/, columnated /kol euhm nay tid/, adj. /kol euhm/, n. 1. Archit. a. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. b. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a… …
9Column (botany) — Flower of Stylidium turbinatum, showing the column. The column, or technically the gynostemium, is a reproductive structure that can be found in several plant families: Aristolochiaceae, Orchidaceae, and Stylidiaceae. It is derived from the… …
10Column of Clarke — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = nucleus thoracicus posterior, nucleus dorsalis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 758 Caption = Diagram showing a few of the connections of afferent (sensory) fibers of the posterior root with the efferent fibers …
