tabula

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
2. (countable, uncountable) A table, index, or list of data.
3. (countable, uncountable) A legal record.
4. (countable, uncountable) A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
5. (countable, uncountable) A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
6. (historical, uncountable) An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
7. (countable, uncountable) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.

Synonyms

lagging

cross member

cross slab

Etymology

From Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tavla.