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tabular

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtæbjʊləʴ/

adj

Etymology: From Late Latin tabulāris. By surface analysis, tabula + -ar, or, by surface analysis, table + -ar. Compare fabular.

  1. Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.

    Near-synonym: tablelike

    Mesas got their name from being tabular.

  2. Organized as a table or list.

    In technical communication, don't use prose to present information that lends itself to a tabular presentation.

  3. Calculated by means of a table.

    tabular artillery direction

  4. 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.

  1. tabular bone