column

noun

1.
a line of units following one after another
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
chromatography column
3.
a vertical array of numbers or other information
4.
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
pillar tower
Derived from:
columnar
5.
an article giving opinions or perspectives
editorial newspaper column
Derived from:
columnist
6.
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
orshafting sea stack pillar
7.
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
sile sweer pillar
Derived from:
columnar
8.
a page or text that is vertically divided
9.
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body