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 mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
n a vertical array of numbers or other information
he added a column of numbers
n anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
the test tube held a column of white powder
n an article giving opinions or perspectives
n a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
n (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
n a page or text that is vertically divided
the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
n any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
Heather Wilson in USA Today To say people must have a passport to travel and not give people a passport is right up there in the stupid column,said Rep. Heather Wilson, RN.M., who urged the State Department to lift the rule last month.
Joe Maddon in Kansas City Star I'm always into some crazy ideas myself,Maddon said. "I would just put that into the column that it didn't quite work."