Tablet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæblət/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈablət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈablət/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈæblət/.

Examples

a tablet of soap

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lozenge pill tab pad of paper pad

Parts of Speech

noun	a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
noun	a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
noun	a small flat compressed cake of some substance “a tablet of soap”
noun	a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tablette

eine Stein- oder Holzplatte, die zum Tragen einer Inschrift geeignet ist

🇫🇷French

comprimé

une dalle de pierre ou de bois adaptée pour porter une inscription

🇪🇸Spanish

tableta

una losa de piedra o madera adecuada para llevar una inscripción

🇮🇹Italian

tavoletta

una lastra di pietra o di legno adatta a recare un'iscrizione

🇵🇹Portuguese

comprimido

uma laje de pedra ou madeira adequada para conter uma inscrição

🇷🇺Russian

планшет

плита из камня или дерева, пригодная для нанесения надписи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोली

शिलालेख रखने के लिए उपयुक्त पत्थर या लकड़ी का एक स्लैब

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্যাবলেট

একটি শিলালিপি বহন করার জন্য উপযুক্ত পাথর বা কাঠের একটি স্ল্যাব

🇮🇳Tamil

மாத்திரை

ஒரு கல்வெட்டைத் தாங்குவதற்கு ஏற்ற கல் அல்லது மரத்தின் பலகை

🇮🇳Telugu

టాబ్లెట్

శాసనాన్ని మోయడానికి అనువైన రాయి లేదా కలప స్లాబ్

🇮🇳Marathi

टॅब्लेट

शिलालेख धारण करण्यासाठी योग्य दगड किंवा लाकडाचा स्लॅब

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેબ્લેટ

શિલાલેખ ધરવા માટે યોગ્ય પથ્થર અથવા લાકડાનો સ્લેબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ಲೆಟ್

ಶಾಸನವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಲು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಕಲ್ಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮರದ ಚಪ್ಪಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടാബ്ലറ്റ്

ഒരു ലിഖിതം വഹിക്കാൻ അനുയോജ്യമായ കല്ലിൻ്റെയോ മരത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഒരു സ്ലാബ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੈਬਲੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਿਲਾਲੇਖ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਢੁਕਵੀਂ ਪੱਥਰ ਜਾਂ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਲੈਬ

🇵🇰Urdu

گولی

پتھر یا لکڑی کا ایک سلیب جو نوشتہ کے لیے موزوں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

药片

一块适合刻字的石板或木板

🇯🇵Japanese

錠剤

銘を刻むのに適した石または木の板

🇰🇷Korean

태블릿

비문을 새기기에 적합한 돌이나 나무 판

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viên thuốc

một phiến đá hoặc gỗ thích hợp để mang dòng chữ

🇹🇭Thai

แท็บเล็ต

แผ่นหินหรือไม้ที่เหมาะกับการจารึก

🇵🇭Filipino

tableta

isang slab ng bato o kahoy na angkop para sa pagkakaroon ng isang inskripsiyon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرص

لوح من الحجر أو الخشب مناسب لحمل النقش

🇮🇷Persian

تبلت

تخته سنگ یا چوب مناسب برای کتیبه

🇮🇱Hebrew

לוּחַ

לוח אבן או עץ מתאים לשאת כיתוב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tablet'?

The primary meaning of 'tablet' is 'a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tablet' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'tablet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tablet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tablet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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