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lab·o·ra·to·ry
(lăb′rə-tôr′ē)n. 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.
[Medieval Latin labōrātōrium, from Latin labōrāre, to labor, from labor, labor.]
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laboratory
(ləˈbɒrətərɪ; -trɪ; US ˈlæbrəˌtɔːrɪ)n, pl -ries
Often shortened to: lab 1.
a. a building or room equipped for conducting scientific research or for teaching practical science
b. (as modifier): laboratory equipment.
2. a place where chemicals or medicines are manufactured
[C17: from Medieval Latin labōrātōrium workshop, from Latin labōrāre to labour]
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lab•o•ra•to•ry
(ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-; Brit. ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri)n., pl. -ries,
adj. n.
1. a place equipped to conduct scientific experiments or tests or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
2. any place, situation, set of conditions, or the like, conducive to experimentation, investigation, and observation.
adj. 3. relating to techniques of work in a laboratory: laboratory methods; laboratory research.
[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin labōrātōrium workshop = Latin labōrā(re) to work, derivative of labor labor + -tōrium -tory2]
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lab·o·ra·to·ry
(lăb′rə-tôr′ē) A room or building equipped for scientific research and for conducting experiments, especially under controlled conditions.
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Noun | 1. | laboratory - a workplace for the conduct of scientific research defense laboratory - a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense lab bench, laboratory bench - a workbench in a laboratory physics lab, physics laboratory - a laboratory for research in physics |
2. | laboratory - 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" region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" |
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Translations
مُخْتَبَرمُخْتَبَرٌمعمل
laboratoř
laboratorium
laboratorio
laboratorij
laboratórium
rannsóknarstofa
実験室
실험실
laboratorija
laboratorija
laboratórium
laboratorij
laboratorium
ห้องทดลองทางวิทยาศาสตร์
phòng thí nghiệm
laboratory
[ləˈbɒrətərɪˌ] (US) [ˈlæbrəˌtɔːrɪ]B. CPD → de laboratorio
laboratory animal N → animal m de laboratorio
laboratory assistant N → ayudante mf de laboratorio
laboratory coat N → bata f de laboratorio
laboratory equipment N → equipo m de laboratorio
laboratory experiment N → experimento m de laboratorio
laboratory technician N → técnico/a m/f de laboratorio
laboratory test N → prueba f de laboratorio
laboratory animal N → animal m de laboratorio
laboratory assistant N → ayudante mf de laboratorio
laboratory coat N → bata f de laboratorio
laboratory equipment N → equipo m de laboratorio
laboratory experiment N → experimento m de laboratorio
laboratory technician N → técnico/a m/f de laboratorio
laboratory test N → prueba f de laboratorio
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
laboratory
[ləˈbɒrətəri] n → laboratoire mlaboratory assistant n → assistant(e) m/f de laboratoire, laborantin(e) m/flaboratory technician n → technicien(ne) m/f de laboratoireLabor Day [ˈleɪbərdeɪ] n (US, Canadian) → fête f du travail (le premier lundi de septembre)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
laboratory
[, (US)]n → Labor(atorium) nt; laboratory assistant → Laborant(in) m(f); laboratory results → Laborwerte pl; the project was abandoned at the laboratory stage → das Projekt wurde im Versuchsstadium abgebrochen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
laboratory
(ləˈborətəri) , ((American) ˈlӕbrəto:ri) – plural laˈboratories – noun (abbreviated to lab (lab) ) a place where scientific experiments are carried on or where drugs etc are prepared. Samples of her blood were sent to the hospital lab(oratory) for testing.
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laboratory
→ مُخْتَبَرٌ laboratoř laboratorium Laboratorium εργαστήριο laboratorio laboratorio laboratoire laboratorij laboratorio 実験室 실험실 laboratorium laboratorium laboratorium laboratório лаборатория laboratorium ห้องทดลองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ laboratuvar phòng thí nghiệm 实验室Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
lab·o·ra·to·ry
n. laboratorio;
___ findings → resultados del análisis;
___ technician → técnico de ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
laboratory
n (pl -ries) laboratorio; catheterization — laboratorio de cateterismoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.