TABULAR

tabular

(adjective) flat; like a table in form

tabular

(adjective) of or pertaining to or arranged in table form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

tabular (comparative more tabular, superlative most tabular)

having a flat, plane surface

organized as a table or list

calculated by means of a table

(geology) tending to split into thin flat pieces, such as slate

Anagrams

• Tarabul

Source: Wiktionary


Tab"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. tabularis, fr. tabula a board, table. See Table.]

Definition: Having the form of, or pertaining to, a table (in any of the uses of the word). Specifically: -- (a) Having a flat surface; as, a tabular rock. (b) Formed into a succession of flakes; laminated. Nodules . . . that are tabular and plated. Woodward.

(c) Set in squares. [R.] (d) Arranged in a schedule; as, tabular statistics. (e) Derived from, or computed by, the use of tables; as, tabular right ascension. Tabular difference (Math.), the difference between two consecutive numbers in a table, sometimes printed in its proper place in the table.

– Tabular spar (Min.), wollastonite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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