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/ˈteɪbəl/ · ta·ble
noun
- Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. She placed her laptop and coffee on the table.
- A two-dimensional presentation of data. The spreadsheet displayed the company's sales data in a table.
- The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate. The luthier carefully adjusted the table of the violin to improve its sound quality.
verb
- To tabulate; to put into a table or grid. The researcher decided to table the data to make it easier to analyze.
- To supply (a guest, client etc.) with food at a table; to feed. The waiter tabled the guests with a delicious three-course meal.
- To delineate; to represent, as in a picture; to depict. The artist tabled the scene in her painting, capturing the beauty of the landscape.
Did you know? The word 'table' has been used in various contexts throughout history, including in the 14th-century poem 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer, where it refers to a piece of furniture used for eating and drinking.