coluna

Portuguese

/ku.ˈlu.nɐ/, /ko.ˈlu.nɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • (architecture) column; pillar
  • (anatomy) spine; backbone
  • (military) a military column (a long body of troop)
  • (typography) a text column (body of text meant to be read line by line)
  • (journalism) a periodical's column (a recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece)
  • (electronics) loudspeaker electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound
  • (chess) file

Etymology

Derived from Latin columna (pillar, post, a column) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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