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tablet

/ˈtæblət/

noun

Meaning

  • A slab of clay used for inscription.

  • A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.

  • A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.

    "Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement."

  • A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.

  • A graphics tablet.

  • A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.

  • A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs.

  • A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.

verb

Meaning

  • To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.