column
Table's vertical stripe
A column is a vertical structural pillar that supports weight in buildings, or any similarly shaped upright object.
The word extends to vertical arrangements of text, numbers, or data on a page or screen: newspaper columns, spreadsheet columns.
A column of soldiers or vehicles is a formation moving in a line.
In journalism, a column is a regular feature by a particular writer expressing opinions or covering a specific topic: She writes a weekly advice column.
The person who writes such a feature is a columnist.
Wealth used for investment
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
Doric · Tuscan · fluting · shaft · portico · arcade · peristyle · stoa
Publication's official viewpoint article
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- bylineArticle author identification
- syndicatedLicensed for wide distribution
- opinionSubjective personal belief
feature · correspondent · pundit · commentary · beat · masthead · freelance · submission
Creation or arrangement
- marchRhythmic group walk
- fileStored collection of data
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- infantryGround combat troops
convoy · procession · single-file · flank · regiment · troops · advancing · patrol
Interlocking bones of spine
cervical · sacral · disc · alignment · curvature · scoliosis · kyphosis · lordosis
Structural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- pierWaterfront landing structure
piling · post · support · concrete · steel · foundation · weight · compression
Organized digital information collection
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- fieldsExpanses for cultivation
cell · header · SQL · query · sort · filter · index · attribute
capital
Wealth used for investment
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
Ionic · Doric · Tuscan · fluting · shaft · portico · arcade · peristyle · stoa · frieze
editorial
Publication's official viewpoint article
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- bylineArticle author identification
- syndicatedLicensed for wide distribution
opinion · feature · correspondent · pundit · commentary · beat · masthead · freelance · submission · deadline
formation
Creation or arrangement
infantry · convoy · procession · single-file · flank · regiment · troops · advancing · patrol · line
vertebrae
Interlocking bones of spine
thoracic · cervical · sacral · disc · alignment · curvature · scoliosis · kyphosis · lordosis · fusion
beam
Structural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
pier · piling · post · support · concrete · steel · foundation · weight · compression · tension
database
Organized digital information collection
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
fields · cell · header · SQL · query · sort · filter · index · attribute · record
typeset
Arrange text for printing
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
justification · margins · width · ragged · flush · alignment · wrap · indent · measure · leading
rising
Act of ascending
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- billowingPuffing out dramatically
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
volcanic · eruption · chimney · smokestack · mushroom cloud · tower · funnel · emission · exhaust
- Media Termsbreaking news, TV show, sound bite, press release, comic strip
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- formationsline, circle, triangle, ring, spiral
- processionsparade, procession, march, funeral procession, military parade
- articlesarticle, magazine article, features, feature stories, reviews
- columnspillar, pillars, shaft, shafts, pedestal
columnrow
Linear arrangement across
record · tuple · horizontal axis · banner · x-axis
columnline
Continuous mark or queue
battle line · rank · skirmish line · front · file
- advice columnWritten guidance for readers
- gossip columnPublished celebrity chatter
- opinion columnistWriter of editorial perspectives
- newspaper columnRegular journalistic feature
- steering columnShaft bearing the wheel
- advice columnistsWriters answering reader problems