column (Noun) — (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure.
column (Noun) — A vertical array of numbers or other information. ex. "he added a column of numbers"
column (Noun) — A page or text that is vertically divided. ex. "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject" ex. "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns"
column (Noun) — Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. ex. "the test tube held a column of white powder"
column (Noun) — An article giving opinions or perspectives.
column (Noun) — A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument).
column (Noun) — Any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body.
column (Noun) — 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 coloured bands.
column (Noun) — (military) a line of units following one after another.