textual matter vs column

column vs textual matter

textual matter and column both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
textual matter	Yes	No	No	No
column	Yes	No	No	No

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

textual matter: the words of something written
column: a page or text that is vertically divided

Other hyponyms of textual matter include cookie, copy, written matter, draft, draft copy, electronic text, installment, instalment, letter, missive, line, lipogram, language, lyric, words, stanza, speech balloon, speech bubble.

textual matter (noun)	column (noun)
the words of something written	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
	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 textual matter and column

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