- subcolumnar
- \\|səb+\ adjective
Etymology: sub- + columnar: partially or imperfectly columnar
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/sub'keuh lum"neuhr/, adj.almost or imperfectly columnar.[SUB- + COLUMNAR]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
subcolumnar
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Subcolumnar — Sub co*lum nar, a. (Geol.) Having an imperfect or interrupted columnar structure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subcolumnar — /sub keuh lum neuhr/, adj. almost or imperfectly columnar. [SUB + COLUMNAR] * * * … Universalium
subcolumnar — sub·columnar … English syllables
Pycnite — Pyc nite, n. [Gr. ? thick.] (Min.) A massive subcolumnar variety of topaz. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sub- — 1. a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy); on this model, freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning under, below, beneath (subalpine; substratum), slightly,… … Universalium
