tablet

Signification

Noun

1. A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
2. A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
3. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
4. A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
5. A graphics tablet.
6. A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
7. A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs, with a grainer texture than fudge.
8. A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.

Verb

To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtæblət/

Étymologie

From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”).

Phrases

My Wacom tablet has a dodgy wire .

Mon comprimé Wacom a un fil douteux.