ˈtabyələ(r) adjective
Etymology: Latin tabularis relating to boards, from tabula board + -aris -ar
1.
a. : having a plane surface : resembling a slab : flat , laminar
a tabular root system
tabular plateaus, cliff-bound mesas — C.O.Dunbar
tabular deposits … of magnetite and hematite — A.M.Bateman
b.
(1) : having two parallel faces that predominate — used of a crystal
(2) : composed of thin platelike crystals
a tabular mineral
2.
a.
(1) : of, relating to, or arranged in a table
tabular logarithms
data summarized in tabular form
specifically : set up in rows and columns
printers' rates for tabular work
(2) : used in setting up a table
tabular key
b. : derived from or computed by means of a table
tabular value
• tab·u·lar·ly adverb