columnar

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In a recent study, researchers from Japan developed modified norcorrole molecules whose side chains favored the formation of columnar π-stacking structures.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

This layered compound, like the previously reported one, also exhibited columnar defects spanning all stacked layers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

It is transparent, colorless and made primarily of phosphorus formed as columnar crystals.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2024

The logo combines elements from across the state, like Mount Spokane, columnar basalt formations, picturesque coastlines and the official state tree, the Western hemlock.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Gold scrollwork and sconces and the tall columnar folds of the drapes at either side of the stage.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy