Look up: pillar

1. Pillar
   The term pillar (also piler or pyller) is frequently confounded with column, but a pillar differs from a column in not being subservient to the rules of classical proportion, and in not necessarily consisting of a single circular shaft. The pillars used in medieval architecture are subject to no fix...
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2. pillar
   [n] - a prominent supporter 2. [n] - a fundamental principle or practice
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3. Pillar
   A brass post separating the two plates of a full-, half- or three-quarter-plate movement.   Until about 1790 pillars were of various ornamental forms, usually rectangular or polygonal in cross-section;  afterwards they were cylindrical.
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4. Pillar
   Vertical compression member usually constructed from masonry.
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5. Pillar
   Column of slate left underground to support the area above it
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6. pillar
   A vertical member or column supporting a deck beam,or any other part of the structure within a vessel.Pillars are usually cylindrical and made of metal. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • rod part designed to fix flat parts at a certain separation o...
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7. Pillar
   free-standing member which, unlike a column need not be cylindrical or pretend to belong to an order. A clustered column is one which is made up of, or appears to be made up of a number of smaller pillars.
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8. Pillar
   An upright support of square cross-section.
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9. Pillar
   A free-standing load bearing support, such as a column. Sometimes it is an isolated member erected for commemorative purposes.
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10. Pillar
    Pil'lar noun [ Middle English piler French pilier , Late Latin pilare , pilarium , pilarius , from Latin pila a pillar. See Pile a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, in...
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11. Pillar
    Pil'lar adjective (Machinery) Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.
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12. 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 ...
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13. pillar
    noun a fundamental principle or practice; `science eroded the pillars of superstition`
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14. pillar
    mainstay noun a prominent supporter; `he is a pillar of the community`
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15. pillar
    (pil´әr) a supporting column, usually occurring in pairs. pillars of fauces the palatoglossal arch and palatopharyngeal arch considered together.
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16. Pillar
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a ca...
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17. pillar
    in architecture and building construction, any isolated, vertical structural member such as a pier, column, or post. It may be constructed of a ... [4 related articles]
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18. Pillar
    Pillar is a Spanish girl name. The meaning of the name is `Pillar, column` The name Pillar doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Pillar seems to be unique!
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19. Pillar
    An area of coal left to support the overlying strata in a mine; sometimes left permanently to support surface structures.
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20. Pillar
    Vertical structural member which bears a load - arches, architraves or vaults. It may be square, oblong or polygonal in shape. Romanesque pillars are usually cruciform with a column on each of the four sides; Gothic pillars generally consist of a 'cluster' of columns.
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21. pillar
    
    • a fundamental principle or practice
    • anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower
    • a prominent supporter
    • a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
    • a tall cylindrical vertical upright
    
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22. Pillar
    A vertical shaft of light extending above or below the sun, moon, or other strong light source. Also, sun pillar.
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23. pillar
    pillar, freestanding columnar supporting member. It is a general term, little used as an exact architectural definition except as applied to an upright support in the medieval styles, consisting of an assemblage of juxtaposed shafts and moldings; unlike the column, it does not adhere to the rules of...
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24. pillar
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pil′ăr Definitions: 1. A structure or part having a resemblance to a column or pillar.
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25. Pillar
    Rock left behind to help support the excavations in an underground mine
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