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Tablet

Tablet Meaning & Definition
Tablet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tablet?

[n] a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
[n] a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
[n] a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tablet: lozenge | pad | pad of paper | pill

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tablet:

See Also | abacus | bolus | capsule | dose | dragee | message pad | notepad | paper | slab | slate | sleeping capsule | sleeping draught | sleeping pill | sleeping tablet | vitamin pill | writing pad

Tablet In Webster's Dictionary

\Ta"blet\, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.] 1. A small table or flat surface. 2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture. 3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.] 4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book. 5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague. 6. (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed into little flat squares; -- called also {lozenge}, and {troche}, especially when of a round or rounded form.

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