1. a vivid or graphic description or representation of a scene or situation
2. a group of people arranged to represent a scene, often motionless
Usage: theater
3. an arrangement of data in rows and columns
Usage: technical

Examples

• The novel painted a vivid tableau of life in the 1800s.
• The museum exhibit presented a tableau of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
• The children created a tableau depicting the first Thanksgiving.
• At the end of the play, the actors formed a tableau on stage.
• The data was organized in a complex tableau for analysis.
• The artist’s painting captured a peaceful tableau of rural life.