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tablet

tablet

53 2.5
A small solid pill you swallow for medicine
  • noun
  • /ˈtæblɪt/
translation icon : comprimido
  • You should take one tablet every morning with your breakfast.
  • take one tablet
  • one tablet
  • a tablet daily

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Examples

Synonyms

pill
vstablet
786 1.0

A small round tablet of medicine that you swallow

is a compressed dose that can have different shapes not just round
tab
vstablet
  • US
7 4.0

A small solid piece of medicine to swallow

has identical meaning but uses the full, formal form
caplet
vstablet
1 3.5

A small smooth pill shaped like a capsule that is easy to swallow

is the general compressed dose lacking special coating or capsule shape

Compounds

A small flat device with a touchscreen that you use for the internet and apps

A small pill that helps you sleep

An ancient flat piece of clay from Babylon with wedge-shaped writing used to record laws, trade, or stories

A flat plate fixed to a wall that has names to remember people or events

A chair with a flat arm that serves as a small desk

How Potent

dose
345 3.3
tablet
53 2.5
placebo
  • Specialized
61 6.0

Surface Forms

tablet singular
tablets plural

Morphology

tablet = table (opaque) = table + et

Although historically the same diminutive formation, the medical sense 'pill' is a specialized extension that is not predictable from 'table' + '-et'.

Etymology

Tablet also has the small ending -et, so from the root tabula it meant a 'little board'. That idea of a 'small, flat piece' explains why a pill or a piece of soap can be called a tablet.