Definitions for tabletˈtæb lɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tab•letˈtæb lɪt(n.)
a small, flattish cake or piece of some solid or solidified substance, as a drug.
Category: Pharmacology
a number of sheets of writing paper, forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
a flat slab or surface, esp. one intended for or bearing an inscription or carving; plaque.
a thin, flat leaf or sheet of slate, wood, or the like, used for writing on, esp. one of a pair or set.
tablets, such a set as a whole.
Origin of tablet:
1275–1325; ME tablette < MF tablete. See table , -et
Princeton's WordNet
tablet(noun)
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
pad, pad of paper, tablet(noun)
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
tablet(noun)
a small flat compressed cake of some substance
"a tablet of soap"
pill, lozenge, tablet, tab(noun)
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
tablet(noun)ˈtæb lɪt
a round, hard piece of medicine to swallow; = pill
Take two tablets.
Wiktionary
tablet(Noun)
a pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a medication or other substances to be taken orally.
Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
tablet(Noun)
A slab of rock used for inscription.
tablet(Noun)
a short scripture written by the founders of the Bahu00E1'u00ED faith.
tablet(Noun)
a graphics tablet
tablet(Noun)
a tablet computer, a type of portable computer
tablet(Noun)
A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter.
Origin: From tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table.
Webster Dictionary
Tablet(noun)
a small table or flat surface
Tablet(noun)
a flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture
Tablet(noun)
hence, a small picture; a miniature
Tablet(noun)
a kind of pocket memorandum book
Tablet(noun)
a flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague
Tablet(noun)
a solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed into little flat squares; -- called also lozenge, and troche, especially when of a round or rounded form
Translations for tablet
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tablet(noun)
a pill
Take these tablets for your headache; a sleeping-tablet (= a tablet to make one sleep).
- tabletAfrikaans
- قُرْص دَواءArabic
- хапчеBulgarian
- comprimidoPortuguese (BR)
- tabletkaCzech
- die TabletteGerman
- tablet; -tabletDanish
- χάπι, ταμπλέταGreek
- pastilla, comprimidoSpanish
- tablettEstonian
- قرصFarsi
- tablettiFinnish
- comprimé, pastilleFrench
- טַבלִייָהHebrew
- दवा की गोलीHindi
- tableta, pilulaCroatian
- tablettaHungarian
- pilIndonesian
- tafla, pillaIcelandic
- compressa, pasticca, pastigliaItalian
- 錠剤Japanese
- (약의) 정제Korean
- tabletėLithuanian
- tableteLatvian
- pilMalay
- tabletDutch
- tablett, pilleNorwegian
- tabletkaPolish
- قرصPersian
- ټابلټ، كولۍ: دړه،تخته، لوحهPashto
- comprimidoPortuguese
- tabletă, pastilăRomanian
- таблеткаRussian
- tabletkaSlovak
- tabletaSlovenian
- tabletaSerbian
- tablett, pillerSwedish
- ยาเม็ดThai
- hapTurkish
- 藥片Chinese (Trad.)
- таблеткаUkrainian
- گوليUrdu
- viên thuốcVietnamese
- 药片Chinese (Simp.)
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