tablet
/'tæblit/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small, solid dose of medicine: A tablet is a small, hard, compressed piece of a medicinal substance, intended to be swallowed whole or chewed.
- A small, flat, compressed cake of a substance: A tablet can be a solid, often rectangular piece of a material like soap or chocolate.
- A set of sheets of paper fastened together: A tablet can refer to a pad of paper, typically with sheets glued or fastened at one edge.
- A slab of stone or wood for writing or carving: Historically, a tablet is a flat piece of hard material, such as stone or clay, used for inscriptions.
Examples of Usage
- Medicine:
- Take one tablet twice a day with food.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotic tablets for the infection.
- Compressed Substance:
- She bought a tablet of lavender soap.
- The recipe calls for one tablet of compressed yeast.
- Writing Pad:
- The student wrote her notes on a writing tablet.
- He always carries a small tablet for sketching ideas.
- Inscribed Slab:
- Archaeologists discovered ancient clay tablets with cuneiform writing.
- A memorial tablet was placed on the wall.
Advanced Usage
- "Etched in stone tablets": Used metaphorically to describe rules or laws that are permanent and unchangeable.
- These principles are not etched in stone tablets; they can be revised.
- "Digital tablet": In modern usage, this phrase refers to a portable computing device with a touchscreen, though this is a distinct compound term.
- She uses her digital tablet for reading and drawing.
Variants and Related Words
- Tableting (n): The process of compressing powder into tablets.
- Tablet computer (n): A portable, flat computing device; a common modern compound term.
Synonyms
- Pill: (for medicine) A small, rounded mass of medicine.
- Lozenge: (for medicine) A small, often medicated candy to be dissolved in the mouth.
- Pad: (for paper) A number of sheets of paper fastened together.
- Slab: (for stone/wood) A broad, flat, thick piece of material.
Related Phrases
- Writing tablet: A pad of paper for writing.
- Stone tablet: A slab of stone bearing an inscription.
Related Idioms
- To be set in tablets of stone: To be fixed, unalterable, or permanent (often used in the negative).
- The plan is a draft, it's not set in tablets of stone yet.
Noun
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- a small flat compressed cake of some substance
- a tablet of soap
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription