laboratory : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: laboratory	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for laboratory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laboratory n a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science 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" Synonym(s): testing ground, laboratory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laboratory \Lab"oratory\, n.; pl. {Laboratories}. [Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See {Elaborate}, {Labor.}] [Formerly written also {elaboratory.}] 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.