A column is a vertical structural element in architecture. Column may also refer to: Column (botany), a part of an orchid also known as the gynostemium; Column (database), a set of ...

In a spreadsheet the COLUMN is defined as the vertical space that is going up and down the window. Letters are used to designate each COLUMN'S location.

A column in structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below.

2. any columnlike object, mass, or formation: a column of smoke. 3. a vertical row or list: Add this column of figures. 4. a vertical arrangement on a page of horizontal lines of type ...

column, vertical architectural support, circular or polygonal in plan. A column is generally at least four or five times as high as its diameter or width; stubbier freestanding ...