Standard Lemma guide

tabular

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtæbjʊləɹ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: tablelike
  • Mesas got their name from being tabular.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tablelike

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Organized as a table or list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tabulated, tabularized

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Calculated by means of a table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • tabular artillery direction

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Tending to split into thin flat pieces, as slate does.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The local bedrock is tabular.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

tabular bone

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or pertaining to or arranged in table form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

flat; like a table in form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: табличен (tabličen) — organized as a table or list
  • Catalan: tabular — organized as a table or list
  • Czech: tabulkový — organized as a table or list
  • French: tabulaire — organized as a table or list
  • French: tabellaire — organized as a table or list
  • Galician: tabular — organized as a table or list
  • German: tabellarisch — organized as a table or list
  • German: tafelförmig — organized as a table or list
  • Greek: πινακοειδήσ (pinakoeidís) — organized as a table or list
  • Hebrew: ערוך בטבל ('aron vtavel) — organized as a table or list
  • Manx: taablagh — organized as a table or list
  • Polish: tabelowy — organized as a table or list
  • Portuguese: tabular — organized as a table or list
  • Russian: табли́чный (tablíčnyj) — organized as a table or list
  • Serbo-Croatian: табличаст — organized as a table or list
  • Serbo-Croatian: tablíčast — organized as a table or list
  • Spanish: tabular — organized as a table or list
  • Swedish: tabellarisk — organized as a table or list
  • Turkish: çizelgesel — organized as a table or list
  • Ukrainian: табли́чний (tablýčnyj) — organized as a table or list
  • Volapük: taibik — organized as a table or list