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tablet

tab·let
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tab-lit]
    • /ˈtæb lɪt/
    • /ˈtæblət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tab-lit]
    • /ˈtæb lɪt/

Definitions of tablet word

  • noun tablet a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad. 1
  • noun tablet a flat slab or surface, especially one bearing or intended to bear an inscription, carving, or the like. 1
  • noun tablet a thin, flat leaf or sheet of slate, wax-coated wood, or other rigid material, used for writing or marking on, especially one of a pair or set hinged or otherwise fastened together. 1
  • noun tablet tablets, the set as a whole. 1
  • noun tablet a small, flat, or flattish cake or piece of some solid or solidified substance, as a drug, chemical, or soap. 1
  • noun tablet Also called tablet computer. a very thin, portable computer, usually battery-powered, having a touchscreen as the primary interface and input device and lacking a physical keyboard and lid. Compare laptop. 1

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Origin of tablet

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English tablette < Middle French tablete. See table, -et

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tablet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tablet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tablet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tablet

noun tablet

  • anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
  • biologic — pertaining to biology.
  • biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
  • bolus — a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food
  • cairn — A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone.

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