tablet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). === Pronunciation === enPR: tăbʹlət, IPA(key): /ˈtæblət/ Rhymes: -æblət === Noun === tablet (plural tablets) A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription. (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form. Coordinate term: capsule 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, with a grainer texture than fudge. (rail transport) A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Scottish Gaelic: tablaid ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== caplet capsule === Verb === tablet (third-person singular simple present tablets, present participle tableting or (uncommon) tabletting, simple past and past participle tableted or (uncommon) tabletted) (transitive) To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets. === References === “tablet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Battle, batlet, battel, battle == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle French tablette. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /taːˈblɛt/ Hyphenation: ta‧blet Rhymes: -ɛt ==== Noun ==== tablet f or n (plural tabletten, diminutive tabletje n) tablet, pill (piece of medicine in solid state) flat, rectangular piece or slab ===== Derived terms ===== bruistablet kleitablet zuigtablet ===== Descendants ===== → Indonesian: tablet === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English tablet. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.blət/ Hyphenation: ta‧blet ==== Noun ==== tablet m (plural tablets, no diminutive) tablet computer == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch tablet, from Middle French tablette, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”), from Latin tabula. Doublet of tabel. Semantic loan from English tablet for tablet computer sense. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtablɛt/ [ˈt̪ap̚.lɛt̪̚] Rhymes: -ablɛt Syllabification: tab‧let === Noun === tablèt (plural tablet-tablet) tablet: (medicine, pharmacy) a pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance Synonyms: gentel, pil a slab of clay used for inscription (computing) a tablet computer, a type of portable computer flat, rectangular piece or slab ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tablet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tablet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tablet m (invariable) (computing) tablet computer == Middle English == === Alternative forms === tabelett, tabelet, tabblet, tabulet, tabulette === Etymology === From Old French tablete; equivalent to table +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtab(ə)lɛt(ə)/, /ˈtaːb(ə)lɛt(ə)/ === Noun === tablet (plural tablettes) A tablet, especially an easily carried one for writing on. (biblical) The Ten Commandments in physical form handed down from heaven. A level surface for painting or working upon. A piece of jewellery with a level portion. (rare) A marble slab utilised as tiling. (rare) A pill; a tablet for medication. ==== Descendants ==== English: tablet Scots: taiblet ==== References ==== “tablet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 June 2018. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tablet, from Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈta.blɛt/ Rhymes: -ablɛt Syllabification: ta‧blet === Noun === tablet m inan (computing) digitizer, graphics tablet (small, easily swallowed portion of a substance) (computing) tablet computer ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === tablet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tablet in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tablet. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tablet m (plural tablets) (computing) tablet computer (a type of portable computer) Synonym: táblete === Further reading === “tablet”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tablet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtablet/ [ˈt̪a.β̞let̪] Rhymes: -ablet Syllabification: ta‧blet === Noun === tablet m or f same meaning (plural tablets) (computing) tablet Synonym: tableta ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “tablet”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]