tablet
US /ˈtæblət/
Definition
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The sales team uses a tablet to show product photos to customers.
Synonyms
- pillsomething that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- lozengea small medicinal tablet taken for sore throats and dissolved in the mouth
- pada number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
Collocations
- Easy aspirin tabletdescribing aspirin tablet (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)
- Medium touchscreen tablet computer for field agentsdescribing touchscreen tablet computer for field agents (a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen)
- Hard coated enteric tablet formulation for gastric releaseto coated enteric tablet formulation for gastric release, meaning to put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
- Very Hard written in stone tablet commandmentsto written in stone tablet commandments, meaning to produce a literary work
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.