An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

CCD detector: Series of pixels arranged under one another.

Etymology (EN): Column, from O.Fr. columpne, from L. columna “pillar,” collateral form of columen “top, summit,” from PIE *kel- “to project.”

Etymology (PE): Sotun, from Mid.Pers. stun, from O.Pers. stênâ “column,” Av. stuna-, Skt. sthuna- “column.”