tabular

[ tab-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈtæb yə lər /

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adjective

of, relating to, or arranged in a table or systematic arrangement by columns, rows, etc., as statistics.

ascertained from or computed by the use of tables.

having the form of a table, tablet, or tablature.

flat and expansive, as tableland or a plateau.

Nearby words

tabouleh, tabret, tabriz, tabu, tabula rasa, tabular, tabularize, tabularly, tabulate, tabulator, tabun

Origin of tabular

First recorded in 1650–60, tabular is from the Latin word tabulāris pertaining to a board or tablet. See table, -ar¹

Related forms

tab·u·lar·ly, adverbnon·tab·u·lar, adjectivenon·tab·u·lar·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for tabular

In setting measures for tabular columns and for very short lines the slip of paper is not necessary.
Typesetting|A. A. Stewart
It takes but a little while, during some leisure hour, to make such a tabular scale.
Hints on cheese-making|Thomas Day Curtis
My amazement may be imagined when I saw, seated on a low, tabular tombstone close to the avenue, a lady with her back towards me.
The Best Psychic Stories|Various
The ore lies in lenticular and tabular masses, ranging in thickness from one to more than fifty feet.
The History of Cuba, vol. 5|Willis Fletcher Johnson

The simplest application is met with in the representation of tabular data such as occur in statistics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tabular

tabular

/ (ˈtæbjʊlə) /

adjective

arranged in systematic or table form

calculated from or by means of a table

like a table in form; flat

Derived Forms

tabularly, adverb

Word Origin for tabular

C17: from Latin tabulāris concerning boards, from tabula a board

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Medicine definitions for tabular

tabular

[ tăb′yə-lər ]

adj.

Having a plane surface; flat.

Organized as a table or list.

Calculated by means of a table.