"columnar" meaning in English

See columnar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈlʌmnə(r)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-columnar.wav [UK] Forms: columnar [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: column + -ar Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|column|ar}} column + -ar Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is columnar, it is shaped like a column.
    Sense id: simple-columnar-en-adj-vpUQvHo-
  2. If something is columnar, it is built like a column.
    Sense id: simple-columnar-en-adj-xJcE97ya
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ar
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