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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Columnar \Co*lum"nar\, a. [L. columnaris, fr. columna.]
Formed in columns; having the form of a column or columns;
like the shaft of a column.
[1913 Webster]
{Columnar epithelium} (Anat.), epithelium in which the cells
are prismatic in form, and set upright on the surface they
cover.
{Columnar structure} (Geol.), a structure consisting of more
or less regular columns, usually six-sided, but sometimes
with eight or more sides. The columns are often fractured
transversely, with a cup joint, showing a concave surface
above. This structure is characteristic of certain igneous
rocks, as basalt, and is due to contraction in cooling.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
columnar
adj 1: having the form of a column; "trees with columniform
trunks"; "columnar forms"; "a columnlike tree trunk"
[syn: {columniform}, {columnar}, {columnlike}]
2: characterized by columns; "columnar construction"
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