Definitions for laboratoryˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-; Brit. ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lab•o•ra•to•ryˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-; Brit. ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri(n.; adj.)(pl.)-ries
(n.)a place equipped to conduct scientific experiments or tests or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
Category: Chemistry
any place, situation, set of conditions, or the like, conducive to experimentation, investigation, and observation.
(adj.)relating to techniques of work in a laboratory:
laboratory methods; laboratory research.
Origin of laboratory:
1595–1605; < ML labōrātōrium workshop = L labōrā(re) to work, der. of labor labor+-tōrium -tory2
Princeton's WordNet
lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory(noun)
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
testing ground, laboratory(noun)
a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
"the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
laboratory(noun)ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-; Brit. ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri
a place used for scientific experiments
laboratory tests; a medical laboratory
Wiktionary
laboratory(Noun)
a room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis
laboratory(Noun)
a place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured
Origin: From laboratorium
Webster Dictionary
Laboratory(noun)
the workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile
Translations for laboratory
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
laboratory(noun)
(abbreviated to lab
Samples of her blood were sent to the hospital lab(oratory) for testing.
- laboratoriumAfrikaans
- مُخْتَبَرArabic
- лабораторияBulgarian
- laboratórioPortuguese (BR)
- laboratořCzech
- das LaboratoriumGerman
- laboratoriumDanish
- εργαστήριοGreek
- laboratorioSpanish
- laboratooriumEstonian
- آزمایشگاهFarsi
- laboratorioFinnish
- laboratoireFrench
- מַעבָּדָהHebrew
- प्रयोगशालाHindi
- laboratorijCroatian
- labor(atórium)Hungarian
- laboratoriumIndonesian
- rannsóknarstofaIcelandic
- laboratorioItalian
- 実験室Japanese
- 연구소, 실험실Korean
- laboratorijaLithuanian
- laboratorijaLatvian
- makmalMalay
- laboratoriumDutch
- lab(oratorium)Norwegian
- laboratorium, pracowniaPolish
- آزمایشگاهPersian
- لابراتوار،د ساينسې آزمايښتونو ځاۍPashto
- laboratórioPortuguese
- laboratorRomanian
- лабораторияRussian
- laboratóriumSlovak
- laboratorijSlovenian
- laboratorijaSerbian
- laboratoriumSwedish
- ห้องทดลองThai
- laboratuvarTurkish
- 實驗室Chinese (Trad.)
- лабораторіяUkrainian
- تجربہ گاہUrdu
- phòng thí nghiệmVietnamese
- 实验室Chinese (Simp.)
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