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.

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See laboratory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. laboratories

  1. a room, building, etc. for scientific experimentation or research
  2. a place for preparing chemicals, drugs, etc.
  3. ☆ a place where theories, techniques, and methods, as in education or social studies, are tested, analyzed, demonstrated, etc.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  1. a. A room or building equipped for scientific experimentation or research.
    b. An academic period devoted to work or study in such a place.
  2. A place where drugs and chemicals are manufactured.
  3. 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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