Word Meanings - TABULAR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Having the form of, or pertaining to, a table (in any of the uses of the word). Specifically: -- Having a flat surface; as, a tabular rock. Formed into a succession of flakes; laminated. Nodules . . . that are tabular and plated. Woodward. Set in

Additional info about word: TABULAR

Having the form of, or pertaining to, a table (in any of the uses of the word). Specifically: -- Having a flat surface; as, a tabular rock. Formed into a succession of flakes; laminated. Nodules . . . that are tabular and plated. Woodward. Set in squares. Arranged in a schedule; as, tabular statistics. Derived from, or computed by, the use of tables; as, tabular right ascension. Tabular difference , the difference between two consecutive numbers in a table, sometimes printed in its proper place in the table. -- Tabular spar , wollastonite.

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• FORMALITY
  The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover. Fuller. 6. That which is formal; the formal part. It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while
• PLATEFUL
  Enough to fill a plate; as much as a plate will hold.
• HAVENED
  Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats.
• TABLER
  1. One who boards. 2. One who boards others for hire. B. Jonson.
• TABLEAU VIVANT
  See 2
• TABULARIZE
  To tabulate.
• HAVENER
  A harbor master.
• TABLEMAN
  A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See Table, n., 10. Bacon.
• PLATYRHINE
  Having the nose broad; -- opposed to Ant: leptorhine. -- n.
• SURFACE LOADING
  The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of its supporting surface.
• FORMICARY
  The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.
• FORMULIZE
  To reduce to a formula; to formulate. Emerson.
• FORMERLY
  In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
• PLATINIRIDIUM
  A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
• PLATYMETER
  An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.
• SPECIFICALLY
  In a specific manner.
• HAVELOCK
  A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.
• PLATONICALLY
  In a Platonic manner.
• FORMICAROID
  Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridæ or ant thrushes.
• PLATYRHINI
  A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey.
• IMPALATABLE
  Unpalatable.
• MOUNTABLE
  Such as can be mounted.
• OMNIFORMITY
  The condition or quality of having every form. Dr. H. More.
• FALCIFORM
  Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.
• INFORMITY
  Want of regular form; shapelessness.
• DEFORMER
  One who deforms.
• MISINTERPRETABLE
  Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
• DIVERSIFORM
  Of a different form; of varied forms.
• POSTABLE
  Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. W. Montagu.
• UNWARRANTABLE
  Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. -- Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*war"rant*a*bly, adv.
• PREFORM
  To form beforehand, or for special ends. "Their natures and preformed faculties. " Shak.
• VARIFORM
  Having different shapes or forms.
• IMPREVENTABLE
  Not preventable; invitable.
• RESINIFORM
  Having the form of resin.
• ACCEPTABLE
  Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
• BIFORM
  Having two forms, bodies, or shapes. Croxall.