Definition of tablet Tablet

/tæˈblʌt/ - [tablut] - tab•let

We found 22 definitions of tablet from 7 different sources.

What does tablet mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: tablets
tablet - a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
		slab block consisting of a thick piece of something
		abacus a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
tablet - a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap"
tablet - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
		pill, lozenge, tab
		dosage, dose a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
		bolus a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
		capsule a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
		dragee pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy
tablet - a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
		pad, pad of paper
		paper a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
		message pad, writing pad a pad of paper on which messages can be written

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Wiktionary

tablet (Noun)
A slab of clay used for inscription.
tablet (Noun)
A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.
tablet (Noun)
A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.
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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tablet (n.)
A small table or flat surface.
tablet (n.)
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 (n.)
Hence, a small picture; a miniature.
tablet (n.)
A kind of pocket memorandum book.
tablet (n.)
A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
tablet (n.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

tablet
A flat mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone, with a touch screen for accessing multimedia applications.
tablet
A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

tablet
tab′let, n. a small flat surface: something flat on which to write, paint, &c.: a confection in a flat square form.—n. Tab′loid, a small tablet containing a certain definite portion of some drug, a troche or lozenge. Registered trade mark. [Dim. of table.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

tablet
See TRAPEZOID. Also, a flat coping stone placed at the top of the revêtement of the escarp, to protect the masonry from the weather.
tablet
Has all its four sides and angles unequal, and no sides parallel.

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tablet, verb, present, 1st person singular of tablet (infinitive).
tablet, verb (infinitive).
tablet, verb, past participle of tablet (infinitive).
tablet, verb, past simple of tablet (infinitive).
tablet, noun, singular of tablets.

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