"columnar" meaning in English

See columnar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈlʌmnɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-columnar.wav
Etymology: From Latin columnāris. By surface analysis, column + -ar. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelH-}}, {{bor|en|la|columnāris}} Latin columnāris, {{surf|en|column|-ar}} By surface analysis, column + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} columnar (not comparable)
  1. Having the shape of a column. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Having the shape of a column): κιονοειδής (kionoeidḗs) (Ancient Greek), colonnaire (French), säulenförmig (German), κιονοειδής (kionoeidís) (Greek), oszlopos (Hungarian), pelarformig (Swedish), colofnog (Welsh), pilerog (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-columnar-en-adj-9Bo9R6fL Disambiguation of 'Having the shape of a column': 96 3 1
  2. Constructed with columns. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-columnar-en-adj-E5lQCRJT
  3. (microanatomy) Of or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells taller than they are wide (column-shaped). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-columnar-en-adj-BKI~a63u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 22 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 18 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 13 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 33 23 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 22 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 19 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 14 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 36 14 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 18 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 15 18 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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        "(microanatomy) Of or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells taller than they are wide (column-shaped)."
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      "word": "half columnar"
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