'Columnar' definitions:
Definition of 'columnar'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having the form of a column; "trees with columniform trunks"; "columnar forms"; "a columnlike tree trunk" [syn: columniform, columnar, columnlike]
adjective
Characterized by columns; "columnar construction"
Definition of 'Columnar'
From: GCIDE
- Columnar \Co*lum"nar\, a. [L. columnaris, fr. columna.] Formed in columns; having the form of a column or columns; like the shaft of a column. [1913 Webster]
- Columnar epithelium (Anat.), epithelium in which the cells are prismatic in form, and set upright on the surface they cover.
- Columnar structure (Geol.), a structure consisting of more or less regular columns, usually six-sided, but sometimes with eight or more sides. The columns are often fractured transversely, with a cup joint, showing a concave surface above. This structure is characteristic of certain igneous rocks, as basalt, and is due to contraction in cooling. [1913 Webster]