short column
noun
a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling
Words nearby short column
short ballot,
short bill,
short bone,
short ciliary nerve,
short circuit,
short column,
short con,
short corner,
short covering,
short cut,
short division
Example sentences from the Web for short column
A short-column test is then advisable as a means of interpreting the results of a long-column test.
The Psychology of Arithmetic |Edward L. Thorndike