noun Download 🔗Share A striking and vivid representation; a picture. Examples : "The family's posed holiday photo, with everyone smiling around the Christmas tree, created a perfect tableau. " art appearance style entertainment literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture. Examples : "The children created a living tableau of the first Thanksgiving, with one group dressed as pilgrims and the other as Native Americans, frozen in a moment of sharing food. " art appearance style culture entertainment stage group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs"). Examples : "At the end of the play, the actors held a frozen pose, creating a powerful tableau that emphasized the main character's sacrifice. " art entertainment stage literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A table (two-dimensional presentation of data). Examples : "The teacher presented the students' test scores in a clear tableau. " computing math statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged. Examples : "In this version of solitaire, you build your winning stacks within the tableau. " game area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A semantic tableau. Examples : "The teacher used a tableau to visually show all the possible truth values of a logical statement. " art stage Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading