What does colonna in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word colonna in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use colonna in Italian.

The word colonna in Italian means column, pillar, column, plume, column, spinal column, pillar, rock, mainstay, score, musical score, piezometric surface, piezometric head, Pillars of Hercules, water column, the Infamous Column, weight-bearing column, rostral column, soundtrack, spinal column, Fifth column, fifth column, drill press. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word colonna

column, pillar

sostantivo femminile (architettura: elemento) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo tempio è sorretto da colonne in stile dorico.
This temple is supported by Doric columns (or: pillars).

column, plume

sostantivo femminile (fluido: moto verticale) (vertical fluid mass)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
All'orizzonte si intravede una colonna di fumo.
A column of smoke can be seen on the horizon.

column

sostantivo femminile (testo verticale) (vertical text)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'editoriale occupava quattro colonne.
The editorial took up four columns.

spinal column

sostantivo femminile (vertebrale) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nell'incidente ha riportato una grave commozione alla colonna vertebrale.
He sustained a grave injury to his spinal column in the accident.

pillar, rock, mainstay

sostantivo femminile (figurato (persona che aiuta) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lucio lavora in azienda da vent'anni ed è la colonna del reparto vendite.
Lucio has worked for the company twenty years and is the pillar of the sales department.

score, musical score

sostantivo femminile (film: sonora) (background film music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Piero Umiliani ha composto molte colonne sonore di film italiani e stranieri.
Piero Umiliani has composed many musical scores for Italian and foreign films.

piezometric surface, piezometric head

Pillars of Hercules

water column

sostantivo femminile (livello di pressione)

the Infamous Column

(historical)

weight-bearing column

(architecture)

rostral column

soundtrack

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non sono più riuscita a trovare la colonna sonora di quel film.
I couldn't find the soundtrack for that film.

spinal column

sostantivo femminile (schiena: ossa e legamenti) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Fifth column

fifth column

drill press

(machine tool)

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