obelisk vs column

column vs obelisk

obelisk and column both are nouns.

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

As nouns, column is a hypernym of obelisk; that is, column is a word with a broader meaning than obelisk:

obelisk: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
column: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

Other hypernyms of obelisk include pillar.

obelisk (noun)	column (noun)
a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used	a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
	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
	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

Difference between obelisk and column

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