First Known Use: 1605
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laboratory
noun, lab·o·ra·to·ry often attributive \ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē sometimes ˈla-bə(r)-ˌ or lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌ, British usually lə-ˈbär-ə-t(ə-)rē\
: a room or building with special equipment for doing scientific experiments and tests
plural lab·o·ra·to·ries
Full Definition of LABORATORY
1
a : a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis; broadly : a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study b : a place like a laboratory for testing, experimentation, or practice
2
: an academic period set aside for laboratory work
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Origin of LABORATORY
Medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin laborare to labor, from labor
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Rhymes with LABORATORY
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LABORATORY Defined for Kids
laboratory
noun lab·o·ra·to·ry \ˈla-brə-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈla-bə-rə-\
plural lab·o·ra·to·ries
Definition of LABORATORY for Kids
: a room or building in which scientific experiments and tests are done
Medical Dictionary
laboratory
noun , lab·o·ra·to·ry often attrib \ˈlab-(ə-)rə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-, British usually lə-ˈbär-ə-t(ə-)rē\
plural lab·o·ra·to·ries
Medical Definition of LABORATORY
: a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis
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