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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).tabletقُرْص دَواءхапчеtabletkatablet; -tabletdie Tabletteχάπι, ταμπλέταpastilla, comprimidotablettقرصtabletticomprimé, pastilleטַבלִייָהदवा की गोलीtableta, pilulatablettapiltafla, pillacompressa, pasticca, pastiglia錠剤알약tabletėtabletepiltablettablett, pilletabletkacomprimidotabletă, pastilăтаблеткаtabletkatabletatabletatablett, pillerยาเม็ดแบนhap藥片таблеткаگوليviên thuốc药片

2 a flat piece or bar (of soap etc) I bought a tablet of soap.koekieقِطْعَة صابونкалъпkostkastykke; pladedas Stückπλάκαpastillalõik, kangقالبpalatablette, painסַבּוֹןपट्टkomadić, pločica (čokolade, sapuna, itd.)(egy) darab szappanpotongansápustykkitavoletta saponetta板状小片작고 납작한 조각gabalėlis(ziepju u.tml.) gabalsbukustukstykke; (sjokolade)platetabliczka, kawałekbarrabucatăкусокkocka, kustablica; koskomad sapuna[]kaka, []bitแท่งสบู่kalıp小塊шматок, брусокٹکياbánh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.steenلَوْح، لَوْحَهплочаdeska, tabuletavle; -tavledie Tafelπέτρινη πλάκαlápidatahvelلوحmuistolaattaplaqueלוּחַफलकploča (s natpisom)emléktáblalempenganáletruð tafla; minningarskjöldurtarga銘版명판(銘板)lenta, lentelėplāksnetanda peringatan bertulisplaat(minne)tavletablicaplacaplacăмемориальная доскаdoska, tabuľaspominska ploščaugravirana pločaplatta, tavlaแผ่นจารึกyazıt, kitabe碑дощечкаلوح، تختيbia mộ碑