tableau

IPA: tʌbɫˈoʊ

A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
(UK, dated) 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").
(mathematics) A two-dimensional array or table of data, usually numbers, of various specific kinds.
(linguistics, optimality theory) A table that shows constraint violations of a list of candidates given an input and a constraint ranking.
(card games) Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
(logic) A semantic tableau.
(theater) unit of a play, an opera or a ballet with change of stage setting.

Examples of "tableau" in Sentences

The movie is a tableau of sensuality.
The dark background envelops the tableau.
The cards on the tableau are built down by suit.
The tableau of the card can be seen at Venezuela.
As a running example, the tableau for the set is shown.
Cards in the tableau are built down regardless of suit.
Hilbert's calculus, sequent calculus, tableau calculus.
The master of ceremonies announces a tableau of the city.
For instance, the tableau above would be rendered in the following way.
An analytic tableau has for each node a subformula of the formula at the origin.