tab·let / ˈtablit/ •
n. a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used esp. for an inscription. ∎ a small disk or cylinder of a compressed solid substance, typically a measured amount of a medicine or drug; a pill. ∎ a writing pad. ∎ Archit. another term for table (sense 3).
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tablet. 1. Small slab or panel set into or attached to a wall or other large mass, often framed, and carrying an inscription, usually commemorative.
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tablet slab for an inscription or carving XIV; slab or panel for a painting XVI; sheet or leaf or (pl.) a set of them for writing on XVII; flat cake, lozenge XVI. — OF. tablete (mod. tablette); Rom. dim. of L. tabulaTABLE; see -ET.
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tablet (tab-lit) n. (in pharmacy) a small disc containing one or more drugs, made by compressing a powdered form of the drug(s). It is usually taken by mouth.
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tablet Short for data tablet.
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