tabular

[ tab-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or arranged in a table or systematic arrangement by columns, rows, etc., as statistics.
2. ascertained from or computed by the use of tables.
3. having the form of a table, tablet, or tablature.
4. flat and expansive, as tableland or a plateau.

tabular

/ ˈtæbjʊlə /

adjective

1. arranged in systematic or table form
2. calculated from or by means of a table
3. like a table in form; flat

Derived Forms

• ˈtabularly, adverb

Other Words From

• tabu·lar·ly adverb
• non·tabu·lar adjective
• non·tabu·lar·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabular¹

First recorded in 1650–60, tabular is from the Latin word tabulāris pertaining to a board or tablet. See table, -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabular¹

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

Example Sentences

The circular shape at its heart in this case comes from a ring of benzene, and it is termed planar because it comes in thin, tabular lamination shapes.

From Science Daily

But the tabular berg didn't move far from the coast before its deep keel anchored it rigidly to the Weddell's bottom-muds.

From BBC

After scouting around, the men landed the boats on a remnant of a tabular iceberg—a large, flat, blue ice cube that rose about twenty feet from the surface of the water.

From Literature

Gigerenzer’s work has shown that presenting information in simply written tabular form—what he and his associates call “fact boxes”—can help people more easily weigh risks against benefits for vaccines and other health interventions.

From Scientific American

Typically, tabular icebergs like this one break up by shedding large pieces while moving away from Antarctica, through the Southern Ocean.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• empty
• horizontal
• low
• unbroken