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col·umn
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apophyge
the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capital -
columella
the central part of the spore-producing body of some fungi and mosses -
manubial column
a triumphal column decorated with spoils of the enemy. -
mercury barometer
a barometer in which the weight of a column of mercury in a glass tube with a sealed top is balanced against that of the atmosphere pressing on an exposed cistern of mercury at the base of the mercury column, the height of the column varying with atmospheric pressure. -
shaft
a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows. -
sixth column
the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.