English noun: tablet |
1. | tablet (artifact) a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription |
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| Broader (hypernym) | slab |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | abacus, slate |
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2. | tablet (substance) a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge |
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| Synonyms | pad, pad of paper |
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| Broader (hypernym) | paper |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | message pad, notepad, writing pad |
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3. | tablet (artifact) a small flat compressed cake of some substance |
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| Samples | A tablet of soap.
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| Broader (hypernym) | bar, cake |
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4. | tablet (artifact) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet |
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| Synonyms | lozenge, pill, tab |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dosage, dose |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bolus, capsule, dragee, sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet |
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