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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.

Words related to tabular

horizontal, unbroken, low, empty, even, plane, pancake, flush, splay, oblate, deflated, depressed, extended, fallen, prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine, decumbent, planar

Words nearby tabular

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

Origin of tabular

First recorded in 1650–60, 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
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.