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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tabular \Tab"u*lar\, a. [L. tabularis, fr. tabula a board,
table. See {Table}.]
Having the form of, or pertaining to, a table (in any of the
uses of the word). Specifically:
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(a) Having a flat surface; as, a tabular rock.
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(b) Formed into a succession of flakes; laminated.
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Nodules . . . that are tabular and plated.
--Woodward.
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(c) Set in squares. [R.]
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(d) Arranged in a schedule; as, tabular statistics.
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(e) Derived from, or computed by, the use of tables; as,
tabular right ascension.
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{Tabular difference} (Math.), the difference between two
consecutive numbers in a table, sometimes printed in its
proper place in the table.
{Tabular spar} (Min.), wollastonite.
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