Meaning of TABLET
| Pronunciation: | | 'tablit
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- [n] a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
- [n] a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
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| | Synonyms: | | lozenge, pad, pad of paper, pill |
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| | See Also: | | abacus, bolus, capsule, dose, dragee, message pad, notepad, paper, slab, slate, sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet, vitamin pill, writing pad | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ta"blet\, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.]
1. A small table or flat surface.
2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint,
draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an
inscription or a picture.
3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]
4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.
5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were
formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
6. (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly
made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed
into little flat squares; -- called also {lozenge}, and
{troche}, especially when of a round or rounded form.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A query language. ["Human Factor Comparison of a Procedural and a Non-procedural Query Language", C. Welty et al, ACM Trans Database Sys 6(4):626-649 (Dec 1981)]. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A tablet is a small, rounded, solid mass of medicine intended to be taken orally or dissolved in solution (e.g., dissolved in water or alcohol) before consumption. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | probably a string of beads worn round the neck (Ex. 35:22; Num. 31:50). In Isa. 3:20 the Hebrew word means a perfume-box, as it is rendered in the Revised Version. |
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