'Laboratory' definitions:
Definition of 'laboratory'
(from WordNet)
noun
A workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory]
noun
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" [syn: testing ground, laboratory]
Definition of 'Laboratory'
From: GCIDE
- 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 branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: Any place, activity or situation suggestive of a scientific laboratory[1], especially in being conducive to learning new facts by experimentation or by systematic observation; as, the states serve as laboratories where different new policies may be tested prior to adoption throughout the country. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'laboratory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blood bank,
- charity ward,
- clinic,
- consultation room,
- delivery room,
- dispensary,
- emergency,
- examining room,
- fever ward,
- hospital room,
- intensive care,
- isolation,
- lab,
- labor room,
- maternity ward,
- nursery,
- operating room,
- pharmacy,
- prison ward,
- private room,
- proving ground,
- recovery room,
- research establishment,
- research installation,
- research laboratory,
- semi-private room,
- surgery,
- therapy,
- think tank,
- treatment room,
- ward,
- X ray
Words containing 'Laboratory'
- Laboratories,
- biology laboratory,
- chemistry laboratory,
- defense laboratory,
- laboratory bench,
- laboratory coat,
- physics laboratory,
- research laboratory,
- science laboratory,
- space laboratory,
- naval research laboratory,
- air force research laboratory,
- department of defense laboratory system,
- u.s. army criminal investigation laboratory,
- us army criminal investigation laboratory,
- united states army criminal investigation laboratory