tablet

noun

/ˈtæblət/

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(also Tablet PC™)
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.
Topics Computersa2
(especially British English) a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow synonym pill
- 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.
Topics Social issuesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- Ecstasy
- paracetamol
- sleeping
- …
verb + tablet
- swallow
- take
phrases
- in tablet form
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an amount of a substance in a small, round, solid piece
- water purification tablets
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
- The school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder.
- (figurative) We can be very flexible—our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone (= they can be changed).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clay
- stone
- wax
- …
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tablet of soap (old-fashioned, formal) a piece of soap
(North American English) a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge see also graphics tablet

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

单词	tablet
释义	tablet noun /ˈtæblət/ /ˈtæblət/ jump to other results (also Tablet PC™) 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. Topics Computersa2 (especially British English) a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow synonym pill 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. Topics Social issuesb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective Ecstasy paracetamol sleeping … verb + tablet swallow take phrases in tablet form See full entry an amount of a substance in a small, round, solid piece water purification tablets 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 The school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder. (figurative) We can be very flexible—our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone (= they can be changed). Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clay stone wax … See full entry tablet of soap (old-fashioned, formal) a piece of soap (North American English) a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge see also graphics tablet Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tablete, from a diminutive of Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’.
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