tablet /ˈtablɪt /
▸ noun
1 a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for an inscription:
at the corner of the apse is a memorial tablet.
▪ Architecture another term for table (SENSE 3 OF THE noun).
2 chiefly Brit. a small disc or cylinder of a compressed solid substance, typically a measured amount of a medicine or drug:
headache tablets.
ecstasy tablets.
▪ Brit. a small block or bar of soap.
3 N. Amer. a writing pad.
▪ (also tablet computer or tablet PC) (trademark in the UK) a small portable computer that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse.
4 a kind of token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
5 [mass noun] Scottish a traditional sweet made from sugar, condensed milk, and butter.
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tablete, from a diminutive of Latin tabula (see table).
tablet /ˈtablɪt /▸ noun1 a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for an inscription:at the corner of the apse is a memorial tablet.▪ Architecture another term for table (SENSE 3 OF THE noun).2 chiefly Brit. a small disc or cylinder of a compressed solid substance, typically a measured amount of a medicine or drug:headache tablets.ecstasy tablets.▪ Brit. a small block or bar of soap.3 N. Amer. a writing pad.▪ (also tablet computer or tablet PC) (trademark in the UK) a small portable computer that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse.4 a kind of token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.5 [mass noun] Scottish a traditional sweet made from sugar, condensed milk, and butter.– ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tablete, from a diminutive of Latin tabula (see table).
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