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tablet

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tablet

1
 n
a small flat compressed cake of some substance
2
 n
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
3
 n
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tablet
1

n a small flat compressed cake of some substance

“a tablet of soap”
Type of:
bar, cake
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

n a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Synonyms:
lozenge, pill, tab
Types:
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bolus
a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
capsule
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
dragee
pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy
sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet
a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)
Type of:
dosage, dose
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
2

n a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

Types:
abacus
a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
slate
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
Type of:
slab
block consisting of a thick piece of something
3

n a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

Synonyms:
pad, pad of paper
Types:
message pad, writing pad
a pad of paper on which messages can be written
notepad
a pad of paper for keeping notes
scratch pad, scratch paper, scribbling block
pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc
Type of:
paper
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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