tabular
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈtæbjʊləʴ/
adj
Etymology: From Late Latin tabulāris. By surface analysis, tabula + -ar, or, by surface analysis, table + -ar. Compare fabular.
- Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.
“Near-synonym: tablelike”
“Mesas got their name from being tabular.”
- Organized as a table or list.
“In technical communication, don't use prose to present information that lends itself to a tabular presentation.”
- Calculated by means of a table.
“tabular artillery direction”
- Tending to split into thin flat pieces, as slate does.
“The local bedrock is tabular.”
noun
Etymology: From Late Latin tabulāris. By surface analysis, tabula + -ar, or, by surface analysis, table + -ar. Compare fabular.
- tabular bone