tablet B1 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈtæblət/ See IPA manual Freq #9823 Meanings 1 noun A small, solid piece of medicine that you swallow; a pill. Take one tablet twice a day with water. 2 noun A small, flat computer that you control by touching the screen. She reads the news on her tablet every morning. 3 noun A flat piece of stone or wood with words carved or written on it. The ancient laws were carved on a stone tablet. 4 noun A pad of paper sheets joined together at one edge. He jotted the address on a writing tablet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small, solid piece of... pill 4 noun · a pad of paper sheets... pad Word family Forms tablets Derived forms tab Related forms capletcapsule Common collocations sleeping tablet Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). tablet Middle English tablete Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tablet **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtæblət/ **Frequency rank:** 9823 ## Meanings 1. A small, solid piece of medicine that you swallow; a pill. 2. A small, flat computer that you control by touching the screen. 3. A flat piece of stone or wood with words carved or written on it. 4. A pad of paper sheets joined together at one edge. ## Examples - Take one tablet twice a day with water. - She reads the news on her tablet every morning. - The ancient laws were carved on a stone tablet. - He jotted the address on a writing tablet. ## Derived Forms - tab ## Related Forms - caplet - capsule ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tablet - Root: tablete ## Etymology From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). ## AI Etymology Tablet is from Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). In present-day use, it can mean a small, solid piece of medicine that you swallow; a pill, or a small, flat computer that you control by touching the screen. Derived formations include tab. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown