Meanings
adjectivecolumnar (not comparable)
- not comparableConstructed with columns.
- not comparableOf or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells taller than they are wide (column-shaped).
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
1880, Arthur Gamgee, A Text-book of the physiological chemistry […]
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving the form of a column
adjectivecharacterized by columns
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Origin
- Latincolumnāris
- Englishcolumnar
From Latin columnāris. By surface analysis, column + -ar.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κιονοειδής
- κιονοειδής (kionoeidḗs)Having the shape of a column
French colonnaire
- colonnaireHaving the shape of a column
German säulenförmig
- säulenförmigHaving the shape of a column
Greek κιονοειδής
- κιονοειδής (kionoeidís)Having the shape of a column
Hungarian oszlopos
- oszloposHaving the shape of a column
Polish kolumnowy, kolumnowy
- kolumnowyHaving the shape of a column
- kolumnowyConstructed with column
Russian колонный, столбчатый
- колонный (kolonnyj)Having the shape of a column
- столбчатый (stolbčatyj)Constructed with column
Spanish columnar, cilíndrico
- columnarHaving the shape of a column
- cilíndricoHaving the shape of a column
- columnarioHaving the shape of a column
Swedish pelarformig
- pelarformigHaving the shape of a column
Welsh colofnog, pilerog
- colofnogHaving the shape of a column
- pilerogHaving the shape of a column
Cite this entry
APA
columnar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columnar
MLA
“columnar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columnar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “columnar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columnar.
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