Lexic.us

Definition of Tablet

1. Noun. A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription.

2. Noun. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.

3. Noun. A small flat compressed cake of some substance. "A tablet of soap"

4. Noun. A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet.

Definition of Tablet

1. n. A small table or flat surface.

Definition of Tablet

1. to inscribe on a small, flat surface [v -LETED, -LETING, -LETS or -LETTED, -LETTING, -LETS]

Medical Definition of Tablet

1. 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. 4. 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. 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. Origin: F. Tablette, dim. Of table. See Table. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tablet

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