columnar
Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌm.nəɹ/
The English word “columnar” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Having the shape of a column.
- Constructed with columns.
- Of or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells taller than they are wide (column-shaped).
Etymology
From Latin columnāris. By surface analysis, column + -ar.
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