Definition of "tabula" in Englisch

noun

1. A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.

2. A table, index, or list of data.

3. A legal record.

4. A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.

5. A frontal; a drapery for an altar.

6. (uncountable, historical) An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.

7. (zoology) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.