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.

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Origin of tabular

First recorded in1650–60, tabular is from the Latin word tabulāris pertaining to a board or tablet. See table, -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tabular

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

Words nearby tabular

taborin, Taborite, tabouli, tabret, Tabriz, tabular, tabula rasa, tabularize, tabulate, tabulator, tabun

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How to use tabular in a sentence

Images of the animals sought for are sometimes carved in wood, or drawn by the metas on tabular pieces of wood.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
An official tabular statement, drawn up on the spot, sets the number of houses burned at seventeen.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman
The rock consists of a mass of native copper in a tabular boulder of serpentine.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The sequence may be shewn most concisely if the deposits are compared in a tabular form as follows (Table I).
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth

The tabular view on the opposite page , now to be examined, exhibits the subject to the eye.
The Claims of Labour|Arthur Helps

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 of tabular

tabularly, adverb

Word Origin for tabular

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

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Medical 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.

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Origin of tabular

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