cof·fee-ta·ble
ˈkȯ-fē-ˌtā-bəl 
ˈkä-
: of, relating to, or being an article (such as a book or magazine) intended for display (as on a coffee table)
: a low table customarily placed in front of a sofa
called also cocktail table
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2025
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Lutnick was in the living room, flipping through a commemorative coffee-table book designed by his family which pairs photographs of him with some of his favorite sayings.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
Soon the coffee table was strewn with newspaper clippings, family trees, and maps of the land.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
For prismatic cells roughly the size of a coffee-table book, a higher percentage of active battery material can reduce the number of components in individual battery modules by 75 percent, and total pack components by 50 percent, while still providing the necessary structural rigidity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2025
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Lutnick was in the living room, flipping through a commemorative coffee-table book designed by his family which pairs photographs of him with some of his favorite sayings.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Noun
Luxe collectibles, such as Fornasetti plates, are situated near oversize coffee table books.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
Soon the coffee table was strewn with newspaper clippings, family trees, and maps of the land.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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