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 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

Words nearby tabular

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

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

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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.
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