tablet

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. (Scotland) 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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæblət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tablet

Cognate with French: tablette

In summary

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

Synonyms

pill

💊

lozenge

slab

plate

board

table

medicine

💊

pad

tabulation

plaque

tab

capsule

tablet computer

troche

pad of paper

pellet

medication

drug

💊

slate

plank

cake

🍰

tablet PC

dose

array

tabloid

spindle

index

platter

recommendation

scene

scribbler

section

segment

sheet

sheets

sign

signboard

sign post

slat

slice

slide

sliver

splinter

stone

🪨

tableau

tag

wafer

small board

nameboard

pelletize

Translations

comprimé

tablette

Tablette

comprimido

pastiglia

tablet

tableta

pastilla

💊

comprimido

pasticca

pillola

💊

tabletka

cachet

🦭

pilule

💊

χάπι

Sentences

My Wacom tablet has a dodgy wire .