columnar
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columnar
- /kəˈlʌm.nəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin columnāris. By surface analysis, column + -ar.
adjective
- Having the shape of a column.
- Constructed with columns.
- Of 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
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adj Having the shape of a column
| Español | columnar, cilíndrico, columnario |
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| Français | colonnaire |
| Deutsch | säulenförmig |
| Ελληνικά | κιονοειδής kionoeidís |
| Русский | колонный kolonnyj |
adj Constructed with column
| Русский | столбчатый stolbčatyj |
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Talk about this word "columnar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/columnar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. columnar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/columnar "columnar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/columnar.Cite this
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title = {columnar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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