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tabular

tabular

5.8
Flat and wide like a table top
  • adjective
  • /ˈtæbjələr/
translation icon : tabular
  • tabular icebergs

Examples

  • So if it was like X sine X, we could use tabular or parts.

  • Photo by Dave Walsh: Formerly part of a tabular ice shelf, an iceberg slumps into the Southern Ocean.

    Blog text (24)

  • We saw many icebergs early in the trip, and first-time visitors were thrilled with the huge, tabular icebergs; but old-timers and crew told us they were nothing compared with what we were to see.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The large, flat area of the ice sheet was a tabular surface where researchers could easily set up their equipment.

  • The geologist explained that the tabular shape of the rock formations made them easier to study.

  • In the museum, the exhibits were displayed in tabular format, making it straightforward to compare different species.

Synonyms

flat
vstabular
797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

is planar and often forms a broad sheet rather than only appearing smooth
flat-topped
vstabular
1 3.4

A thing that has a flat top like a table or a low hill

is planar across the whole object rather than only at the top
flat-top
vstabular
1 4.2

Having a level top surface

is planar across the entire form rather than only the upper face
boardlike
vstabular
1 4.0

Flat and stiff like a piece of wood

is planar but does not imply stiffness or rigidity
level
vstabular
1.0

Having a flat surface

is planar without needing to be exactly horizontal

Antonyms

uneven
42 2.3

Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower

irregular
16 3.3

Not even or smooth in shape

Compounds

tabular array
  • Specialized
4.9

A set of information arranged in rows and columns like a table

tabular matter
6.5

Information shown in a table using rows and columns

How Flat

level
1.0
tabular
5.8
flat
797 1.0
uneven
42 2.3
bumpy
68 1.0

Surface Forms

tabular positive

Morphology

tabular = table (transparent) = table + ar

The adjective denotes a 'table-like' or flat quality derived from the noun 'table' via a standard adjectival suffix.

Etymology

Tabular comes from the Latin tabula, meaning 'table' or 'board', and gives the idea of a 'table-like' flat surface. That's why we can call an iceberg or a plateau tabular when it is wide and very flat.