Columnar

//kəˈlʌmnɚ// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the shape of a column. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Constructed with columns. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells taller than they are wide (column-shaped). not-comparable

    "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"

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by columns wordnet
  2. 2
    having the form of a column wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
columnarycolumnedcolumniformcolumniformcolumnlike

Example

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"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"

Etymology

From Latin columnāris. By surface analysis, column + -ar.

Related phrases

half columnarstratified columnar epithelium

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