columnar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having the form of a column
    columnlike; columniform.
    • trees with columniform trunks
    • columnar forms
    • a columnlike tree trunk
  2. adjective satellite characterized by columns
    • columnar construction

WordNet


Co*lum"*nar adjective
Etymology
L. columnaris, fr. columna.
Definitions
  1. Formed in columns; having the form of a column or columns; like the shaft of a column.

Webster 1913