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 the orders of architecture orders of architecture. In classical tyles of architecture the various columnar types fall, in general, into the five so-called classical orders, which are named Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite.
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pillar

Relatively slender isolated vertical structural member such as a pier or (usually squat) column. It may be constructed of a single piece of stone or wood or built up of units, such as bricks. A pillar commonly has a load-bearing or stabilizing function, but it may also stand alone, as do commemorative pillars.

pillar

1. an upright structure of stone, brick, metal, etc., that supports a superstructure or is used for ornamentation

2. a tall, slender, usually sheer rock column, forming a separate top

pillar [′pil·ər]

(civil engineering)

A column for supporting part of a structure.

(geology)

A natural formation shaped like a pillar.

A joint block produced by columnar jointing.

stalacto-stalagmite

(mining engineering)

An area of coal or ore left to support the overlying strata or hanging wall in a mine.

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