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tab·let  (tblt)

n.

1. A slab or plaque, as of stone or ivory, with a surface that is intended for or bears an inscription.

2.

a. A thin sheet or leaf, used as a writing surface.

b. A set of such leaves fastened together, as in a book.

c. A pad of writing paper glued together along one edge.

3. A small flat pellet of medication to be taken orally.

4. A small flat cake of a prepared substance, such as soap.

tr.v. tab·let·ed, tab·let·ing, tab·lets

1. To inscribe on a tablet.

2. To form into a tablet.

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[Middle English tablette, from Old French tablete, diminutive of table, table; see table.]

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tablet

Noun

1. a pill consisting of a compressed medicinal substance

2. a flattish cake of some substance, such as soap

3. a slab of stone, wood, etc., used for writing on before the invention of paper

4. an inscribed piece of stone, wood, etc., that is fixed to a wall as a memorial: a tablet in memory of those who died [Latin tabula a board]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tablet - a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription abacus - a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave slab - block consisting of a thick piece of something slate - (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
	2.	tablet - a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge pad, pad of paper message pad, writing pad - a pad of paper on which messages can be written paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses notepad - a pad of paper for keeping notes
	3.	tablet - a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap" cake, bar - a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
	4.	tablet - a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet lozenge, pill, tab bolus - a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine capsule - a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside dose, dosage - a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time dragee - pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet - a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)

Translations

tablet [ˈtæblɪt] n (MED) → pastilla, comprimido;

(for writing) → bloc m [of stone] → lápida;

tablet of soap → pastilla de jabón

tablet [ˈtæblɪt] n (Med) → comprimé m: (for sucking) → pastille f [of stone]; plaque f;

tablet of soap (Brit) → savonnette f

tablet [ˈtæblɪt] n (Med) → Tablette f;

(Hist) (for writing) → Tafel f (= plaque); Plakette f;

tablet of soap (Brit) → Stück nt Seife

tablet [ˈtæblɪt] n (MED) → compressa: (for sucking) → pastiglia;

(for writing) → blocco; [of stone] → targa;

tablet of soap (BRIT) → saponetta

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tablet

n tablet [ˈtӕblit]

1 a pill Take these tablets for your headache; a sleeping-tablet (= a tablet to make one sleep). tablet قُرْص دَواء хапче tabletka tablet; -tablet die Tablette χάπι, ταμπλέτα pastilla, comprimido tablett قرص tabletti comprimé, pastille טַבלִייָה दवा की गोली tableta, pilula tabletta pil tafla, pilla compressa, pasticca, pastiglia 錠剤 알약 tabletė tablete pil tablet tablett, pille tabletka comprimido tabletă, pastilă таблетка tabletka tableta tableta tablett, piller ยาเม็ดแบน hap 藥片 таблетка گولي viên thuốc 药片

2 a flat piece or bar (of soap etc) I bought a tablet of soap. koekie قِطْعَة صابون калъп kostka stykke; plade das Stück πλάκα pastilla lõik, kang قالب pala tablette, pain סַבּוֹן पट्ट komadić, pločica (čokolade, sapuna, itd.) (egy) darab szappan potongan sápustykki tavoletta saponetta 板状小片 작고 납작한 조각 gabalėlis (ziepju u.tml.) gabals buku stuk stykke; (sjokolade)plate tabliczka, kawałek barra bucată кусок kocka, kus tablica; kos komad sapuna []kaka, []bit แท่งสบู่ kalıp 小塊 шматок, брусок ٹکيا bánh 小块

3 a piece of usually stone with a flat surface on which words are engraved etc They put up a marble tablet in memory of his father. steen لَوْح، لَوْحَه плоча deska, tabule tavle; -tavle die Tafel πέτρινη πλάκα lápida tahvel لوح muistolaatta plaque לוּחַ फलक ploča (s natpisom) emléktábla lempengan áletruð tafla; minningarskjöldur targa 銘版 명판(銘板) lenta, lentelė plāksne tanda peringatan bertulis plaat (minne)tavle tablica placa placă мемориальная доска doska, tabuľa spominska plošča ugravirana ploča platta, tavla แผ่นจารึก yazıt, kitabe 碑 дощечка لوح، تختي bia mộ 碑