columnar

Example Sentences

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The space below his skirt is opened, but mostly to reveal stubby, columnar legs and firmly planted feet.

From Los Angeles Times

Complement strong verticals, like twig dogwood or columnar conifers, with rounded forms.

From Seattle Times

The researchers found that in both pigeons and barn owls, these brain regions are constructed much like our neocortex, with both layerlike and columnar organization—and with both horizontal and vertical circuitry.

From Scientific American

Figure 1 | Grain structure in printed metals. a, When conventional metal alloys are used for 3D printing, large columnar grains tend to form, as shown here for the structural alloy Ti-6Al-4V.

From Nature

A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex that occurs over a body of water and quickly dissolves over dry land.

From BBC