tableau

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
2. 2
   noun A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
3. 3
   noun 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").
4. 4
   noun A table (two-dimensional presentation of data).
5. 5
   noun Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
6. 6
   noun A semantic tableau.