columnar

[ kuh-luhm-ner ]

/ kəˈlʌm nər /

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adjective

shaped like a column.

characterized by columns: columnar architecture.

Also co·lum·nal. printed, arranged, etc., in columns: data in columnar form.

Origin of columnar

1720–30; <Late Latin columnāris, equivalent to column(a) column + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM columnar

col·um·nar·i·ty

[kol-uhm-nar-i-tee], /ˌkɒl əmˈnær ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby columnar

Columbus Day, columella, columelliform, column, columna, columnar, columnar cell, columnar epithelium, columnarized, columnar jointing, column chromatography

Example sentences from the Web for columnar

Shaded by a ledge of rock, beneath a facade of columnar lava, we ate our dinner.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
The olive-district has long ago been left behind; and now the columnar date-palm is also to be among the things that were.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson
They form an outer row of columnar cells internal to which the cells are more rounded.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The nuclei of the columnar outer cells measure about 0.008 mm.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

Where the embryonic rim projects most, a larger number of cells have assumed a columnar form.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour