Sekirov Dictionary

tablet

/ˈtæblət/

noun 8
verb 1
forms 5

noun8

A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
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A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
- Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
A graphics tablet.
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A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
- Take a full-size writing tablet and follow these steps. — 2005
(Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs, with a grainer texture than fudge.
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A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
- The latter's loss of time between Manakau and Levin was due to the mishap of dropping the tablet at Ohau, which entailed an out-of-course stop of 3 min. to recover it. — 1939
A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.

verb1

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

forms

tableted · tabletted · tableting · tabletting · tablets

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