columnar

kəˈlʌmnər

Definition

Definition of columnar - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

shapehaving the shape of a column

The building has a columnar design.

cylindrical

architectureconstructed with columns

The columnar structure supports the ancient temple.

columned

pillared

biology

TECH.

related to cells taller than wide

TECH.

Columnar cells line the stomach.

elongated

pillar-shaped

tall

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Origin of columnar

Latin, columna (pillar)

Terms with columnar included in their meaning

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cardon

plant

large columnar cactus of the genus Cereus

spongioblast

biology

columnar epithelial cell in brain and spinal cord

Examples of columnar in a sentence

His artwork features columnar shapes prominently.
The columnar design is popular in modern architecture.
Columnar trees lined the driveway.
The columnar structure of the cells was evident.
Researchers studied the columnar arrangement in tissues.

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French:colonnaire, à colonnes, ...
German:säulenförmig, ...
Italian:colonnare, a colonne, ...
Spanish:columnar, cilíndrico, ...
Portuguese:colunar, de colunas, ...
Chinese:柱状的, 柱状, ...
Japanese:円柱状の, 柱状の, ...
Arabic:عَمُودِي, ذُو أَعْمِدَة, ...
Hebrew:עַמּוּדִי, בַּעַל עַמּוּדִים, ...
Russian:столбчатый, колонный, ...
Ukrainian:колоноподібний, стовпчастий, ...
Hindi:स्तंभाकार, स्तंभयुक्त, ...
Bengali:স্তম্ভাকার, স্তম্ভাকৃতির, ...
Catalan:columnar, amb columnes, ...
Czech:sloupovitý, sloupový, ...
Danish:søjleformet, kolonneformet, ...
Dutch:kolomvormig, kolomachtig, ...
Greek:κολωνοειδής, κολωνάτη, ...
Hungarian:oszlopszerű, pilléres, ...
Khmer:រាងជាសសរ, ដែលមានសសរ, ...
Korean:기둥 모양의, 기둥이 있는, ...
Persian:ستونی, ستون‌دار, ...
Polish:kolumnowy, walcowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):colunar, de colunas, ...
Romanian:columnar, cu coloane, ...
Swedish:kolonnformad, kolonnliknande, ...
Thai:เป็นรูปทรงเสา, ที่มีเสา, ...
Turkish:sütun şeklinde, sütunlu, ...
Vietnamese:hình cột, kiểu cột, ...

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