subcolumn

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ column

Noun[edit]

subcolumn (plural subcolumns)

  1. A column making up part of a larger column or supercolumn.
    • 2007, Alex A. Kokhanovsky, Light Scattering Reviews: Remote sensing and inverse problems, page 10:
      Now divide D into subcolumns and assume that radiation flows through each subcolumn independently of all other subcolumns []