tableau
Definitions of tableau
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electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devicessynonyms: panneau, tableau de commande, tableau de contrôletypes:tableau de bordinstrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controlstype of:
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a set of data arranged in rows and columnstypes:index, table des matièresa list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they startcalendriera tabular array of the days (usually for one year)type of:étalagean orderly arrangement
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(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
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a visual display of informationtypes:histogrammea chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantitieshistogrammea bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequenciestype of:communication visuellecommunication that relies on vision
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