tabular

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/ˈtæbjʊləʴ/

adjective

Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.

“Near-synonym: tablelike”

Similar
tableliketabulatedtabularizedplanartwo-dimensional
OriginLate Latin tabulāris →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

adjectivetabular (comparative more tabular, superlative most tabular)

comparative more tabular · superlative most tabular

  1. Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.

    Near-synonym: tablelike

    1 more example

    Mesas got their name from being tabular.

    Synonyms: tablelike

  2. Organized as a table or list.

    In technical communication, don't use prose to present information that lends itself to a tabular presentation.

    Synonyms: tabulated, tabularized

  3. Calculated by means of a table.

    tabular artillery direction

  4. geographyTending to split into thin flat pieces, as slate does.

    The local bedrock is tabular.

nountabular (plural tabulars)

plural tabulars

  1. tabular bone

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.

Similar
tablelike

adjectiveOrganized as a table or list.

Similar
tabulatedtabularized

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveflat; like a table in form

Similar
planartwo-dimensional
Also see
tabulated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latintabulāris
  2. Englishtabular

From Late Latin tabulāris. By surface analysis, tabula + -ar, or, by surface analysis, table + -ar. Compare fabular.

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Translations

Bulgarian табличен
  • табличен (tabličen)organized as a table or list
Catalan tabular
  • tabularorganized as a table or list
Czech tabulkový
  • tabulkovýorganized as a table or list
Finnish taulukoitu, taulukkomuotoinen
  • taulukoituorganized as a table or list
  • taulukkomuotoinenorganized as a table or list
French tabulaire, tabellaire
  • tabulaireorganized as a table or list
  • tabellaireorganized as a table or list
German tabellarisch, tafelförmig
  • tabellarischorganized as a table or list
  • tafelförmigorganized as a table or list
Greek πινακοειδήσ
  • πινακοειδήσ (pinakoeidís)organized as a table or list
Hebrew ערוך בטבל
  • ערוך בטבל ('aron vtavel)organized as a table or list
Polish tabelowy
  • tabelowyorganized as a table or list
Portuguese tabular
  • tabularorganized as a table or list
Russian табли́чный
  • табли́чный (tablíčnyj)organized as a table or list
Spanish tabular
  • tabularorganized as a table or list
Swedish tabellarisk
  • tabellariskorganized as a table or list
Turkish çizelgesel
  • çizelgeselorganized as a table or list
Ukrainian табли́чний
  • табли́чний (tablýčnyj)organized as a table or list
Cite this entry
APA

tabular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabular

MLA

“tabular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabular. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tabular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabular.

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