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Definition of Table
1. Noun. A set of data arranged in rows and columns. "See table 1"
Specialized synonyms: Correlation Table, Contents, Table Of Contents, Actuarial Table, Statistical Table, Calendar, File Allocation Table, Periodic Table
Generic synonyms: Array
Member holonyms: Row, Column
Derivative terms: Tabular, Tabulate
2. Verb. Hold back to a later time. "Let's postpone the exam"
Entails: Reschedule, Call Off, Cancel, Scratch, Scrub
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Call, Hold, Suspend, Probate, Reprieve, Respite
Derivative terms: Deferment, Deferral, Postponement, Postponer, Prorogation, Putoff, Shelver
3. Noun. A piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs. "It was a sturdy table"
Generic synonyms: Article Of Furniture, Furniture, Piece Of Furniture
Terms within: Leg, Tabletop, Tableware
Specialized synonyms: King Arthur's Round Table, Round Table
4. Verb. Arrange or enter in tabular form.
Generic synonyms: Arrange, Set
Derivative terms: Tabulation, Tabulation
5. Noun. A piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it. "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant"
Generic synonyms: Article Of Furniture, Furniture, Piece Of Furniture
6. Noun. Flat tableland with steep edges. "The tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"
7. Noun. A company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game. "He entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
8. Noun. Food or meals in general. "Room and board"
Generic synonyms: Fare
Specialized synonyms: Training Table
Derivative terms: Board, Board, Board
Definition of Table
1. n. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.
2. v. t. To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines.
3. v. i. To live at the table of another; to board; to eat.
Definition of Table
1. to place on a table (a piece of furniture having a flat upper surface) [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]
Medical Definition of Table
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1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. "A bagnio paved with fair tables of marble." (Sandys)
2. A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted; a tablet; pl. A memorandum book. "The names . . . Written on his tables." "And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest." (Ex. Xxxiv. 1) "And stand there with your tables to glean The golden sentences." (Beau. & Fl)
3. Any smooth, flat surface upon which an inscription, a drawing, or the like, may be produced. "Painted in a table plain." "The opposite walls are painted by Rubens, which, with that other of the Infanta taking leave of Don Philip, is a most incomparable table." (Evelyn) "St. Antony has a table that hangs up to him from a poor peasant." (Addison)
4. Hence, in a great variety of applications: A condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view; a methodical or systematic synopsis; the presentation of many items or particulars in one group; a scheme; a schedule. Specifically: A view of the contents of a work; a statement of the principal topics discussed; an index; a syllabus; a synopsis; as, a table of contents.