tablet
English
/ˈtæblət/
noun
Definitions
- A slab of clay used for inscription.
- (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.
- A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.
- A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
- (computing) A graphics tablet.
- (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
- (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs.
- (rail) A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tablet derived from Old French tablete.
Origin
Old French
tablete
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- minitablet English
- supertablet English
- tableting English
- tabletlike English
- Tablet German
- tablette French
- tablet Portuguese
- タブレット Japanese
- ペンタブレット Japanese
- tablet Polish
- table Middle English
- tablet Middle English
- table Old French
- tablete Old French