tabletop

American  

[tay-buhl-top] / ˈteɪ bəlˌtɒp /

noun

• tabletops
  plural

1. a surface forming or suggesting the top of a table.

2. a photograph of an arrangement of objects on top of a table.

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adjective

1. intended for use on the top of a table or the like.

2. noting or relating to an arrangement of objects, especially miniatures or models, as would be appropriate to the top of a table.

3. noting or relating to a type of game that requires the physical presence of players and the manipulation of game pieces, in contrast to video games.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tabletops
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tabletop

First recorded in 1800–10; table + top ¹

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Example Sentences

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tabletop tabletops

Although the central microchip is only about the size of a grain of rice, the entire system currently occupies a tabletop laboratory setup.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

My glass of vermút sweats down to the turquoise tabletop.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

The small, decorative tabletop fire pit that Anthony Trevino bought on Amazon five years ago looked harmless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

In addition, Caldwell said he added 9,000 new touch screens in the kitchens, designed to simplify order prioritization for cooks and added new tabletop payment devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

She slammed the cup onto the stand, and the yellow candy bounced out of the cup, rolled across the tabletop, and nose-dived onto the grass.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Your television itself may be obsolete, replaced by wraparound digital glasses or interactive tabletops that transform how you watch the Super Bowl, the World Cup or Wimbledon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Later, the floors and tabletops of her longtime Venice, Calif., studio were similarly replete with such things as magazine covers, discarded watches and plastic containers of sequins and seashells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

She also piles fresh lemons on tabletops, a tip from a friend who suggested it as a way of adding color.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

But Farmer, Li, and colleagues only cleaned horizontal surfaces like floors and tabletops, not the walls and ceilings, which may be where the remaining emissions originated.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023

Textbooks cover the tabletops, leaving just enough room for drinks and a couple of baskets of fries.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

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