tabular — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.

   Usage

   • of an object or landform

   Synonyms

   tablelike

   Examples

   Near-synonym: tablelike

   Mesas got their name from being tabular.

2. Organized as a table or list.

   Usage

   • of a document or information

   Synonyms

   tabulatedtabularized

   Examples

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

3. Calculated by means of a table.

   Examples

   tabular artillery direction

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

   Examples

   The local bedrock is tabular.

Noun

1. tabular bone

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to or arranged in table form

2. flat; like a table in form