columnar Definition

column
noun

1. archit.
A vertical pillar, usually cylindrical, with a base and a capital².
2. Something similarly shaped; a long and more or less cylindrical mass.

Thesaurus: monument, pylon, minaret, totem, obelisk, mast, monolith, upright, pedestal, shaft.
3. A vertical row of numbers.
4. A vertical strip of print on a newspaper page, etc.
5. A regular section in a newspaper concerned with a particular topic, or by a regular writer.

Thesaurus: article, editorial, comment.
6. A troop of soldiers or vehicles standing or moving a few abreast.

Thesaurus: single file, line, string, platoon, company.

Derivative: columnar
adj

Derivative: columned
adj

Etymology: 15c: from Latin columna pillar.