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(noun) pillar
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
(noun) pillar
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
(noun) chromatography column
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
(noun) newspaper column, editorial
an article giving opinions or perspectives
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
the test tube held a column of white powder; a tower of dust rose above the horizon; a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite