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tab⋅u⋅lar

  [tab-yuh-ler]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining 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.
Origin:
1650–60; < L tabulāris pertaining to a board or tablet. See table, -ar 1

Related forms:
tab⋅u⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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tab·u·lar   (tāb'yə-lər)   
adj.  

  1. Having a plane surface; flat.

  2. Geology Tending to split into thin flat pieces.

  3. Organized as a table or list.

  4. Calculated by means of a table.


[Latin tabulāris, of boards, from tabula, board.]
tab'u·lar·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

tabular 
"table-shaped," 1656, from L. tabularis "of a slab or tablet," from tabula "slab" (see table).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tab·u·lar
Pronunciation: 'tab-y&-l&r
Function: adjective
: having the form of a thin plate or scale tabularcrystal>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

tabular tab·u·lar (tāb'yə-lər)
adj.

  1. Having a plane surface; flat.

  2. Organized as a table or list.

  3. Calculated by means of a table.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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