dictionary definitions for "time-table"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Time-table \Time"-ta`ble\, n.
     1. A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which,
        several things are to take place, as the recitations in a
        school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or
        other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides,
        etc.
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     2. (Railroad) A plane surface divided in one direction with
        lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other
        with lines representing miles, and having diagonals
        (usually movable strings) representing the speed and
        position of various trains.
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     3. (Mus.) A table showing the notation, length, or duration
        of the several notes.
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