columned

Supported by pillars

Columned describes something having columns—the vertical pillars that support structures or stand as monuments.

A columned portico features rows of pillars.

The word applies to architectural styles from ancient Greek temples to modern government buildings.

Text arranged in columns can also be columned: a columned layout, columned lists of data.

architectural

ionic

Concerning charged particles

frieze · architrave · fluting · pilaster · portico · facade · peristyle · caryatid · engaged · freestanding

support

pillar

Upright architectural support

  • pierWaterfront landing structure
  • postVertical structural beam
  • shaftNarrow vertical passage

load-bearing · foundation · buttress · stanchion · beam · framework · structural · upright · vertical · base

ancient

Parthenon

Ancient Greek hilltop temple

Ephesus · Luxor · Karnak · Persepolis · Pompeii · Angkor Wat · Hagia Sophia · acropolis · stoa · temple

newspaper

text

Written or printed words

tabloid · editorial · headline · byline · article · feature · newsprint · pagination · spread · masthead

data

spreadsheet

Tabular data organizer

  • tableHorizontal furniture surface
  • rowsSide-by-side sequences
  • cellsBasic biological units

grid · chart · database · ledger · tabular · sorted · indexed · formatted · Excel · headers

Categories
Opposites
architectural column presence

columnedpillarless

Having no vertical supports

unsupported · unornamented · bare · plain · unadorned

Phrases
Family

column, columnist, columns, columnar

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G