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| tab·u·lar [ tábbyələr ] |
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1. arranged in table: arranged in a table or in columns and rows
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2. having flat surface: having a flat surface that resembles a table
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3. crystallography broad and flat: describes crystals that are broad and flat
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4. geology splitting into thin plates: describes rock that is made up of and splits readily into thin horizontal plates
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5. mathematics computed using table: calculated with or making use of a table, e.g. of logarithms
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin tabularis< tabula "board, slab"] |
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  tab·u·lar·ly adverb |
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