Tablets ˈtæblət Piece Water Noun Company Launched Latest

• the company has launched its latest 10-inch tablet.
• consumers show a growing preference for tablets and smartphones over pcs and laptops.
• take two tablets with water before meals.
• i took the tablets prescribed by my doctor.

tablet

1. a small computer that is easy to carry, with a large touch screen and usually without a physical keyboard
• The company has launched its latest 10-inch tablet.
• Consumers show a growing preference for tablets and smartphones over PCs and laptops.
2. a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow
• SYNONYM pill
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pill_2
• Take two tablets with water before meals.
• I took the tablets prescribed by my doctor.
• The drug is now available in tablet and capsule form.
3. an amount of a substance in a small, round, solid piece
• water purification tablets
4. a flat piece of stone that has words written on it, especially one that has been fixed to a wall in memory of an important person or event
• SYNONYM plaque
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/plaque
• The school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder.
• We can be very flexible—our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone (= they can be changed).
5. a piece of soap
6. a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge
• SEE ALSO graphics tablet
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/graphics-tablet

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French tablete, from a diminutive of Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’.