Tra từ tablet - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tab·let [tablet tablets] BrE [ˈtæblət] NAmE [ˈtæblət] noun
1. (especially BrE)a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow
Syn: ↑pill
•vitamin tablets
• Take two tablets with water before meals.
2. an amount of another substance in a small round solid piece
•water purification tablets
3. 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
Syn: ↑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).
4. ~ of soap (old-fashioned, formal)a piece of soap
5. (NAmE)a number of pieces of paper for writing or drawing on, that are fastened together at one edge
see also ↑graphics tablet

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

Example Bank:
•The drug is now available in tablet and capsule form.
•We had a memorial tablet put up on the church wall.
•We can be very flexible— our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone.