column

n. pillar (Architecture); line (people or things); vertical row of words or numbers (in a book, newspaper, etc.); regular feature (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

A column in architecture and structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. Other compression members are often termed columns because of the similar stress conditions. Columns can be either compounded of parts or made as a single piece. Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest. Column in architecture refers specifically to such a structural element that also has certain proportional and decorative features. A column might not support any major structure but be a decorative or triumphant feature with e.g a statue on top.
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Column /col·umn/ an anatomical part in the form of a pillar-like structure. anal columns vertical folds of mucous membrane at the upper half of [more]Column - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a line of (usually military) units following one after another
(hypernym) file, single file, Indian file
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. 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
(synonym) chromatography column
(hypernym) tube, tubing
3. a linear array of numbers one above another
(hypernym) array
(member-holonym) table, tabular array
4. anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
(synonym) tower, pillar
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) columella
5. an article giving opinions or perspectives
(synonym) editorial, newspaper column
(hypernym) article
(hyponym) agony column
(part-holonym) newspaper, paper
6. a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
(synonym) pillar
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) obelisk
7. (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
(synonym) pillar
(hypernym) upright, vertical
(hyponym) atlas, telamon
(part-holonym) temple
(part-meronym) capital, chapiter, cap
(classification) architecture

n. column, pillar (Architecture); vertical row of words or numbers (in a book, newspaper, etc.), regular feature (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.)