subcolumn

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ column

Noun

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 […]