Stub; spomenik u obliku stuba; subac (u novinama, knjizi); voj. red, razmeštaj vonika pri kome pojedini delovi (vodovi, čete i dr.) stoje jedan za drugim; takođe: oznaka za delove vojske: municiona, inženjerska, sanitetska, automobilska kolona. (fr.)
ETYM Latin columna, from columen, culmen, from cellere (used only in comp.), akin to Eng. excel, and prob. to holm. See Holm, Colonel.
1. A tall, cylindrical upright structure, used in architecture; SYN. pillar.
2. Anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; SYN. tower, pillar.
3. A vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air); SYN. pillar.
4. A linear array of numbers one above another.
5. 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; SYN. chromatography column.
6. An article giving opinions or perspectives; SYN. editorial, newspaper column.
7. A line of (usually military) units following one after another.
(Homonym: phial).
1. A container for keeping papers in order; SYN. file cabinet, filing cabinet.
2. A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other; SYN. single file, Indian file.
3. A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together; SYN. data file.
4. A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal.