tabletop

[ tey-buhl-top ]

noun

1. a surface forming or suggesting the top of a table.
2. a photograph of an arrangement of objects on top of a table.

adjective

1. intended for use on the top of a table or the like.
2. noting or relating to an arrangement of objects, especially miniatures or models, as would be appropriate to the top of a table.
3. noting or relating to a type of game that requires the physical presence of players and the manipulation of game pieces, in contrast to video games.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabletop¹

First recorded in 1800–10; table + top ¹

Example Sentences

The industry is turning to robot harvesters, hydroponic tabletop farming and other developing technologies to address some of those challenges.

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As a lifelong fan of board games and an avid environmentalist, Thomas Yount understood these tabletop pastimes do more than entertain.

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Whether you’re fiercely into tabletop games, robots, pinball, dinosaurs, space, comic books or close-up magic, here’s where you can find your people.

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It goes on to say that Aedes mosquitoes prefer ankles, so the candles that are typically placed on tabletops won’t provide much protection.

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Antoci glanced over at the tabletop in front of him, empty save for a can of Diet Coke.

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