tablet

noun countable

UK /ˈtæblət/

Word Forms

singular	tablet
plural	tablets

1
a small hard round piece of medicine that you swallow
indigestion/headache/antidepressant tablets
take a tablet:
Take two tablets a day, with food.
in tablet form:
The treatment is now available in tablet form.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of medicine
amphetamine
anabolic steroid
anaesthesia
1. 1a
  a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolves in water
  water purification tablets
  Synonyms and related words
  Words for amounts of specific substances
  billow
  block
  cloud
2

tablet computer, tab
a mobile computing device, larger than a mobile phone, that can browse the internet, handle email, play music and video, and display e-books. The user controls it by touching the screen.
The study notes that news users ‘are highly likely to read long articles on their tablets, not just get headlines’.
Synonyms and related words
Types of computer
archive site
client
clone
3
a flat piece of stone, clay etc with writing cut into it
Synonyms and related words
Pieces of stone or rock
boulder
flint
gravel
4
old-fashioneda solid piece of soap
Synonyms and related words
Soap and bath products
bar
bath oil
bath salts
5
Americana set of sheets of paper for writing on that are fastened together at one edge
Synonyms and related words
Office supplies and other stationery
binder
blotter
blotting paper
6
a Scottish sweet made from butter, sugar and condensed milkSubmitted from:
United Kingdom on 07/08/2019
Open Dictionary - August2019

phrases

not be set in/laid down on/written on tablets of stone

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