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ta·ble T0002600 (tā′bəl)n.1. A piece of furniture usually supported by one or more legs and having a flat top surface on which objects can be placed: a dinner table; a poker table.2. a. The objects laid out for a meal on this article of furniture.b. The food and drink served at meals; fare: kept an excellent table.c. The company of people assembled around a table, as for a meal.3. Games a. Either of the leaves of a backgammon board.b. tables Obsolete The game of backgammon.4. A plateau or tableland.5. a. A flat facet cut across the top of a precious stone.b. A stone or gem cut in this fashion.6. Music a. The front part of the body of a stringed instrument.b. The sounding board of a harp.7. Architecture A raised horizontal surface or continuous band on an exterior wall; a stringcourse.8. A part of the human palm framed by four lines, analyzed in palmistry.9. An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.10. An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.11. An engraved slab or tablet bearing an inscription or device.12. Anatomy The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.13. tables A system of laws or decrees; a code: the tables of Moses.tr.v. ta·bled, ta·bling, ta·bles 1. To put or place on a table.2. To postpone consideration of (a piece of legislation, for example); shelve.3. To enter in a list or table; tabulate.Idioms: on the table1. Up for discussion: Her new offer is on the table.2. Put aside for consideration at a later date. under the table1. In secret.2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tabula, board.]IdiomsSeetabletablingenUK
tabling[′tāb·liŋ] (building construction) Formation of a horizontal masonry joint by arranging building stones in a course so that they extend into the next course and thus prevent slippage. (mining engineering) Separation of two materials of different densities by passing a dilute suspension over a slightly inclined table having a reciprocal horizontal motion or shake with a slow forward motion and a fast return. tablet1. A regularly shaped, separate panel, or a representation thereof, often bearing an inscription or image. 2. A coping stone, set flat; also called tabling. 3. A plaque, often inscribed and carved, usually affixed to a wall surface or set into the surface; sometimes used to serve as a memorial or to commemorate a special event. |