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| pillar | 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. "Jacob set a pillar upon her grave." (Gen. Xxxv. 20) "The place . . . Vast and proud, Supported by a hundred pillars stood." (Dryden) 2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. "You are a well-deserving pillar." "By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire." (Milton) 3. A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. 4. The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. From pillar to post, hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. Pillar saint. See Stylite. Pillars of the fauces. See Fauces. Origin: OE. PilerF. Pilier, LL. Pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. Pila a pillar. See Pile a heap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pillar cells | Cell's forming the outer and inner walls of the tunnel in the organ of Corti. Synonym: Corti's pillars, Corti's rods, pillar cells of Corti, tunnel cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pillar cells of Corti | Cell's forming the outer and inner walls of the tunnel in the organ of Corti. Synonym: Corti's pillars, Corti's rods, pillar cells of Corti, tunnel cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pillar of iris | The network of fibres (pectinate ligaments) at the iridocorneal angle between the anterior chamber of the eye and the venous sinus of the sclera; it contains spaces between the fibres that are involved in drainage of the aqueous humor, and is composed of two portions: the corneoscleral part, the part attached to the sclera, and the uveal part, the part attached to the iris. Synonym: reticulum trabeculare sclerae, Gerlach's valvula, Hueck's ligament, ligamentum annulare bulbi, pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle, pillar of iris, trabecular meshwork, trabecular network, trabecular zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pillars of fauces | See: palatoglossal arch, palatopharyngeal arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pillars of fornix | The columna fornicis and crus fornicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior pillar of fauces | One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane passing from the soft palate to the side of the tongue; it encloses the palatoglossus muscle and forms anterior margin of the tonsillar fossa. Also demarcates oral cavity from isthmus of fauces. Synonym: arcus palatoglossus, anterior palatine arch, anterior pillar of fauces, arcus glossopalatinus, glossopalatine arch, glossopalatine fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anterior pillar of fornix | That part of the fornix that curves down in front of the thalamus and the interventricular foramen of Monro, then continues through the hypothalamus to the mamillary body; consisting primarily of fibres originating in the hippocampus and subiculum, the column of fornix is the direct continuation of the body of the fornix. Synonym: columna fornicis, anterior pillar of fornix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior pillar of fauces | One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane which passes downward from the posterior margin of the soft palate to the lateral wall of the pharynx. It encloses the palatopharyngeus muscle and forms the posterior margin of the tonsillar fossa. It also demarcates the isthmus of fauces from oropharynx. Synonym: arcus palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatine arch, posterior palatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior pillar of fornix | That part of the fornix that rises in a forward curve behind the thalamus to continue forward as the body for fornix ventral to the corpus callosum. Synonym: crus of fornix, posterior pillar of fornix. (05 Mar 2000) |
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a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition" column: anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" column: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) column: (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
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Same as columella; also the part of the body whorl to the left of the columellar lip. See Axis.
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An area of coal left to support the overlying strata in a mine; sometimes left permanently to support surface structures.
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A solid block of coal between voids underground.
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A column-like support, without a classical capital.
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| pillar | a tall cylindrical vertical upright |
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| pillar | a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air) |
| pillar | a fundamental principle or practice |
| pillar | a prominent supporter |
| pillar | anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower |
| pillar | (British) a red pillar-shaped letter box |
| pillar | a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort |
| pillar | having pillars |
| pillar | the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar |
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