Tables (furniture)

piece of furniture with a flat top

thumb|Altar in Roskilde Cathedral|Roskilde Lutheran Cathedral beneath a carved [[reredos]] An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and modern paganism. Many historical-medieval faiths also made use of them, including the Roman, Greek, and Norse religions.

thumb|A typical modern nightstand with a drawer and three shelves

element from the Arthurian legend

thumb|A modern Japanese kotatsu thumb|The underside of an electric kotatsu, with the heater visible in the centre thumb|Edo period|Edo-period kotatsu at the Fukagawa Edo Museum

desk used to produce technical drawings and architectural drawings

table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of chess

special table used exclusively for billiards or snooker

mirror dressing table for makeup application

low table used in living room

social distancing furniture

device used in surveying and related disciplines to provide a solid and level surface on which to make field drawings, charts and maps

upright|thumb|A c. 1810 guéridon by French-born American cabinetmaker Charles-Honoré Lannuier. Mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, and possibly sycamore veneers, gilded brass, and marble. Located in the Red Room of the [[White House.]] A guéridon is a small table supported by one or more columns, or sculptural human or mythological figures, often with a circular top. The guéridon originated in France towards the middle of the 17th century. The supports for early guéridons were often modeled on ancient Egyptian and Greek as well as various African human traditional figures (inspired by caryatids).

thumb|An Iranian family gathered around a korsi, 1982 A korsi (), also referred to as a sandal (; ; ) in Central Asia, is a type of heated table traditionally found in Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia (particularly Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). A korsi is the traditional centre of a home in Central Asian and Iranian architecture, particularly during winter months, where it historically served as the main location for families to gather, sleep, and (in some regions) eat.

side table used in the celebration of the Eucharist

meeting where everyone is equal

small table built to stand flat against a wall

modified table with attached benches, designed for eating a meal outdoors

Exotic dance involving tables

vibration control platform

a raised platform designed to allow a person to change a child's diaper

Table-turning (also known as table-tapping, table-tipping or table-tilting) is a type of séance in which participants sit around a table, place their hands on it, and wait for rotations. The table was purportedly made to serve as a means of communicating with the spirits; the alphabet would be slowly spoken aloud and the table would tilt at the appropriate letter, thus spelling out words and sentences. The process is similar to that of a Ouija board. Scientists and skeptics consider table-turning to be the result of the ideomotor effect, or of conscious trickery.

table for dining, usually for formal meals

thumb|A typical sign for the Stammtisch is a special ashtray thumb|An enamel Stammtisch sign in a bar in Munich thumb|The pennant of a usual Wikipedia Stammtisch (at :de:Wikipedia:Duisburg|Duisburg)

furniture design for writing

thumb|right|A simple marble-topped washstand

thumb|Chabudai in a traditional setting thumb|In use, circa 1900 A is a short-legged table used in traditional Japanese homes. The original models ranged in height from to . People seated at a chabudai may sit on zabuton or tatami rather than on chairs. The four legs are generally collapsible so that the table may be moved and stored easily.

mainly a horizontal piece of wood fitted with four divergent legs that serve, together with at least another one of the same type, to hold a board or several posts forming a temporary table or desk

drop-leaf table whose leaves are supported by swing-out gates

thumb|Tapchans near Bokhtar, Tajikistan A tapchan () is a type of outdoor furniture unique to Central Asia especially Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, combining a large bed capable of holding 4-8 adults with a table at which meals can be eaten.. It is similar or identical to the Malay bale-bale, 'wooden raised platform'.

set of tables for occasional use that slide one into another for storage