1. noun /ˈteɪbəl/
a) An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …And there is also taxinomia a principle of classification and ordered tabulation.Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …Western reason had entered the age of judgement.
b) A flat tray which can be used as a table.
The children were practising multiplication tables.
See Also: tablet
2. verb /ˈteɪbəl/
a) To put on a table.
The legislature tabled the amendment, so we will start discussing it now.
The legislature tabled the amendment, so we will not be discussing it until later.
See Also: tabulate
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