columnar
pronunciation
How to pronounce columnar in British English:
UK [kə'lʌmnə]
How to pronounce columnar in American English:
US [kə'lʌmnə]
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- Adjective:
- having the form of a column
- characterized by columns
Word Origin
- columnar (adj.)
- 1728, from Late Latin columnaris "rising in the form of a pillar," from columna "column" (see column).
Example
- 1. Some cultivars are columnar , others selected for nearly prostrate form .
- 2. They are columnar basalt boulders on nanding island .
- 3. A report item on a report layout that displays data in a columnar format .
- 4. The upper gi endoscopic view of the transition from tan squamous mucosa to pink columnar mucosa is seen below .
- 5. This is the normal appearance of the gastric fundal mucosa , with short pits lined by pale columnar mucus cells leading into long glands which contain bright pink parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid .