columnar
Pronunciations (2)
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/kəˈlʌm.nəɹ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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kəˈlʌmnə(ɹ)
Adjective
Having the shape of a column.
Usage- not-comparable
Constructed with columns.
Usage- not-comparable
Of or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells taller than they are wide (column-shaped).
Usage- not-comparable
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where a villus comes next to a gland the short cubical cells of the gland may be traced into the columnar cells of the villus , the hyaline border becoming more marked
Adjective
having the form of a column
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trees with columniform trunks
columnar forms
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a columnlike tree trunk
characterized by columns
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columnar construction