- In
other words, a
column is a
compression member. The term
column applies especially to a
large round support (the
shaft of the
column) with a
capital and...
-
spinal column, also
known as the
vertebral column,
spine or backbone, is the core part of the
axial skeleton in vertebrates. The
vertebral column is the...
- A
fifth column is a
group of
people who
undermine a
larger group or
nation from within,
usually in
favor of an
enemy group or
another nation. The activities...
- Trajan's
Column (Italian:
Colonna Traiana, Latin:
Columna Traiani) is a
Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that
commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's...
- The
renal columns,
Bertin columns, or
columns of Bertin, a.k.a.
columns of
Bertini are
extensions of the
renal cortex in
between the
renal pyramids. They...
-
Spondylolisthesis is when one
spinal vertebra slips out of
place compared to another.
While some
medical dictionaries define spondylolisthesis specifically...
- Nelson's
Column is a
monument in
Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster,
Central London,
built to
commemorate Vice-Admiral
Horatio Nelson's decisive...
- The
pillars of
Ashoka are a
series of
monolithic columns dis****d
throughout the
Indian subcontinent, erected—or at
least inscribed with edicts—by the...
- Look up
agony column in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Agony column may
refer to: The
Agony Column, a
novel by Earl Derr
Biggers A
column of a newspaper...
- A
flying column is a small, independent,
military land unit
capable of
rapid mobility and
usually composed of all arms. It is
often an ad hoc unit, formed...
