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columnar

co·lum·nar

US/kəˈlʌm.nəɹ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having the form of a column

  • “trees with columned trunks”
  • “columnar forms”
  • “a columnlike tree trunk”
2.

characterized by columns

  • “columnar construction”
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Origin

From Latin columnāris. By surface analysis, column + -ar.

Phrases

  • half columnar
  • stratified columnar epithelium

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