Column

kol'um, n. (Arch.) A cylindrical support for a roof, ceiling, etc., composed of base, shaft, and capital a pillar. (Mil.) A body of troops in files with a narrow front. (Naut.) A body of ships in line, so as to follow in succe ion. (Print.) Figures, words, or lines set perpendicularly one above another. [L. column a, columen, top, culmen, highest point.] — Colum'nar, a. Formed in or like, etc. — Columella, n. (Bot.) An axis, supporting the carpels of some fruits the stem in mo es, which is the axis of the capsule. [L., dim. of columen.]