col
[ kol; French kawl ]
/ kɒl; French kɔl /
noun, plural cols [kolz; French kawl]. /kɒlz; French kɔl/.
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
Meteorology. the region of relatively low pressure between two anticyclones.
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Origin of col
1850–55; <French <Latin collum neck
Definition for col (2 of 7)
COL
cost of living.
Definition for col (3 of 7)
Definition for col (4 of 7)
Definition for col (5 of 7)
col.1
(in prescriptions) strain.
Origin of col.
1From the Latin word colā
Definition for col (6 of 7)
col.2
Definition for col (7 of 7)
Col.
abbreviation
Colombia.
Colonel.
Colorado.
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British Dictionary definitions for col (1 of 5)
col
/ (kɒl, French kɔl) /
noun
the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks, often constituting a pass
meteorol a pressure region between two anticyclones and two depressions, associated with variable weather
Word Origin for col
C19: from French: neck, col, from Latin collum neck
British Dictionary definitions for col (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for col (3 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for col (4 of 5)
col.
abbreviation for
column
British Dictionary definitions for col (5 of 5)
Col.
abbreviation for
Colombia(n)
Colonel
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Medical definitions for col (1 of 3)
col
[ kŏl ]
n.
A craterlike area of the interproximal oral mucosa joining the lingual and buccal interdental papillae.
Medical definitions for col (2 of 3)
col- 22
pref.
Variant ofcolo-
Medical definitions for col (3 of 3)
col- 11
pref.
Variant ofcom-
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