supporting column
1Column — • Architectural term for a supporting pillar Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Column Column † …
2column — [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… …
3column — ► 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… …
4column — 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… …
5Column of Phocas — The Column of Phocas, against the backdrop of the Arch of Septimius Severus. The Column of Phocas (Italian: Colonna di Foca), is a Roman monumental column in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy. Erected before the Rostra and dedicated or rededicated… …
6column */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒləm] / US [ˈkɑləm] noun [countable] Word forms column : singular column plural columns 1) a) a tall thick post used for supporting a roof or decorating a building marble columns b) a tall thick post built in a public place to honour an… …
7column — col|umn [ kaləm ] noun count *** ▸ 1 tall thick post ▸ 2 something rising into the air ▸ 3 of writing/numbers ▸ 4 in newspaper/magazine ▸ 5 line of people/vehicles 1. ) a tall thick post used for supporting a roof or decorating a building: marble …
8column — n. 1 Archit. an upright cylindrical pillar often slightly tapering and usu. supporting an entablature or arch, or standing alone as a monument. 2 a structure or part shaped like a column. 3 a vertical cylindrical mass of liquid or vapour. 4 a a… …
9column — noun Etymology: Middle English columne, from Anglo French columpne, from Latin columna, from columen top; akin to Latin collis hill more at hill Date: 15th century 1. a. a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page b. one of two… …
10column*/*/ — [ˈkɒləm] noun [C] 1) a tall thick post that is used for supporting a roof, decorating a building, or reminding people of an important event or person marble columns[/ex] 2) a long line of people or vehicles moving together a column of… …
