单词 | column |
释义 | Word Frequency column(ˈkɒləm) noun 1. an upright post or pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital 2. a. a form or structure in the shape of a column a column of air b. a monument 3. a row, line, or file, as of people in a queue 4. military a narrow formation in which individuals or units follow one behind the other 5. journalism a. any of two or more vertical sections of type on a printed page, esp on a newspaper page b. a regular article or feature in a paper the fashion column 6. a vertical array of numbers or mathematical terms 7. botany a long structure in a flower, such as that of an orchid, consisting of the united stamens and style 8. anatomy, zoology any elongated structure, such as a tract of grey matter in the spinal cord or the stalk of a crinoid Derived forms columnar (kəˈlʌmnə) adjective columned (ˈcolumned) or columnated (ˈkɒləmˌneɪtɪd) adjective Word origin C15: from Latin columna, from columen top, peak; related to Latin collis hill |
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