tabular

tabular Definition

tabu·lar (tab′yə lər)

adjective

having a tablelike surface; flat tabular rock
1. of or arranged in a table or tabulated scheme
2. computed from or calculated by such a table or tables

Etymology: L tabularis < tabula, a board, tablet: see table

tabular Related Forms

tab′u·larly adverb

tabular Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

iceberg: Today you may spot the first tabular iceberg, which would have broken off the Larsen Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea.
berg: We saw towering tabular bergs around the ship being battered by the waves.
shale: Fabrics: ' A ' of small to medium tabular shale, gray in color, reasonably well coursed.
format: A tabular format may prove the most efficient method.
crystal: A form of crystallized gypsum, in the form of colorless to white tabular crystals and needle-like crystals.
summary: See risk category for common breaches set out in the tabular summary above.

Modifying Another Word

truly: Tables should be used to mark up truly tabular information ( " data tables " ).
essentially: For this guide, the term database refers to essentially tabular data containing text and numbers.

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