array vs column

column vs array

array and column both are nouns.

array is a verb but column is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
array	Yes	No	Yes	No
column	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, column is a hyponym of array; that is, column is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than array:

array: an orderly arrangement
column: a vertical array of numbers or other information

Other hyponyms of array include table, tabular array, matrix, row, panoply, bank, spectrum.

array (noun)	column (noun)
an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
especially fine or decorative clothing	a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
an impressive display	a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
an orderly arrangement	any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
	an article giving opinions or perspectives
	a page or text that is vertically divided
	a line of units following one after another
	a vertical array of numbers or other information
	anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

array (verb)	column (verb)
align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

Difference between array and column

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