- laboratory
- laboratoryis pronounced in BrE with the stress on the second syllable and in AmE with the stress on the first syllable (and the final syllable like Tory).
Modern English usage. 2014.
laboratory
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Laboratory — Lab o*ra*to*ry, n.; pl. {Laboratories}. [Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See {Elaborate}, {Labor.}] [Formerly written also {elaboratory}.] 1. The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laboratory — [n] testing room chemistry laboratory, lab, research laboratory, workshop; concepts 312,439,441,448,449 … New thesaurus
laboratory — [lab′rə tôr΄ē; ] occas. [ lab′ər ə tôr΄ē; ] Brit [ lə bôr′ə tər ē] n. pl. laboratories [ML laboratorium < L laborare: see LABOR, vi.] 1. a room, building, etc. for scientific experimentation or research 2. a place for preparing chemicals,… … English World dictionary
laboratory — UK US /ləˈbɒrətəri/ US /ˈlæbrətɔːri/ noun [C] (plural laboratories) (INFORMAL lab) ► a room or building with equipment for doing scientific tests: »The company makes analytical equipment for industrial and research laboratories. »laboratory… … Financial and business terms
laboratory — (n.) c.1600, building set apart for scientific experiments, from M.L. laboratorium a place for labor or work, from L. laboratus, pp. of laborare to work (see LABOR (Cf. labor) (n.)). Figurative use by 1660s … Etymology dictionary
laboratory — ► NOUN (pl. laboratories) ▪ a room or building for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals. ORIGIN Latin laboratorium, from laborare to labour … English terms dictionary
Laboratory — Modern biochemistry laboratory at the University of Cologne … Wikipedia
laboratory — 01. He was working in his [laboratory] on some kind of experiment when the explosion occurred. 02. We went to the Language [lab] once a week to work on our listening skills. 03. There was an accident in the chemistry [laboratory] when some guy… … Grammatical examples in English
laboratory */*/ — UK [ləˈbɒrət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈlæbrəˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms laboratory : singular laboratory plural laboratories a) a building or large room where people do scientific and medical experiments or research our new research laboratory b) [only … English dictionary
laboratory — lab|o|ra|to|ry [ læbrə,tɔri, British lə bɔrət(ə)ri ] noun count ** a building or large room where people do scientific and medical experiments or research: our new research laboratory a. only before noun working in, used in, or done in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
