laboratory

The definition of a laboratory is a place where experiments and testing are done.

(noun)

A room in a university where science experiments are performed is an example of a laboratory.

See laboratory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a room, building, etc. for scientific experimentation or research
a place for preparing chemicals, drugs, etc.
☆ a place where theories, techniques, and methods, as in education or social studies, are tested, analyzed, demonstrated, etc.
a room, often containing special equipment and materials, in which students work to enhance skills, remedy deficiencies, etc. in a particular subject, as a foreign language
a class period during which students perform experiments or work in a laboratory

Origin: ML laboratorium < L laborare: see labor,

adjective

of or performed in, or as in, a laboratory

See laboratory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lab·o·ra·to·ries

a. A room or building equipped for scientific experimentation or research.
b. An academic period devoted to work or study in such a place.
A place where drugs and chemicals are manufactured.
A place for practice, observation, or testing.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin labōrātōrium

Origin: , from Latin labōrāre, to labor

Origin: , from labor, labor

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