tablet
part of speech
noun (a tablet, tablets)
meaning for a pupil
1) A tablet is a small, flat, hard piece of medicine that you swallow; a pill. tree →
2) A tablet is a thin, flat computer with a touch screen. tree →
3) A tablet is a flat piece of stone or clay with writing on it, used long ago. tree →
4) A tablet of soap is a bar of soap. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Westcott mentions the "Isiac Tablet" as a Hermetic study aid, not the Torah's tablets of stone. In the Prophets a tablet is a board for writing, where Isaiah is told to write so a message lasts. Jeremiah says Judah's sin is written on the tablet of their heart. In the primary lessons: In health and safety, only take tablets (medicine) that a parent or doctor gives you, in the right amount; tablets can look like sweets, so keep them out of reach of small children. In technology, children use tablets for learning and games; set limits on screen time and stay safe online. In history, the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians wrote on clay or stone tablets.
examples
- To obtain the full value of this Treatise, it should be studied hand in hand with Hermetic Rituals, the " Isiac Tablet ", and with a complete set of the Tarot designs. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- And the LORD said unto me: 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it in common script: The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth; (Prophets ISA.8.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever. (Prophets ISA.30.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond; it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars. (Prophets JER.17.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Take one tablet twice a day after meals. tree →
- Never take tablets that are not yours. tree →
- Keep tablets away from small children. tree →
- We use tablets to read e-books in class. tree →
- My tablet needs charging. tree →
- The ancient tablet had writing in pictures. tree →
- Put the tablet down — it's bedtime. tree →
- The Roman tablets told about the soldiers. tree →
- Look here, this is what is written on the tablet of the statue by the lower gate. tree →
note
Countable. In US English «pill» is more common for medicine. In maths dosage problems, «2 tablets 3 times a day» is 2 × 3 = 6 tablets a day; always follow the label.
In the corpora
- Many adults take a tablet every day to keep a long-term condition, like high blood pressure, under control.
- A pill box with the days of the week helps someone see whether today's tablets have been taken and avoid a double dose.
- Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.
- His heart thumps, his cheeks go hot, and he shoves the tablet under a cushion.
- Dad takes an antacid tablet for heartburn: the alkali in it cancels some stomach acid and the burning eases.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tablet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.