Tablet
WordNet
noun
(1) A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
(2) A small flat compressed cake of some substance
"A tablet of soap"
(3) A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
(4) A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
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Etymology
From diminutive of .
Noun
- A small portion of a drug or other substances to be taken orally, of cylindrical shape, about three millimeter in height and about one centimeter in diameter.
- Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
- A slab of rock used for inscription.
- a graphics tablet
- a tablet computer, a type of portable computer
- (Scottish) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter.