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# laboratory

noun (a laboratory, laboratories; short form: lab, labs)

«laboratory» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A room or building with special equipment where scientists do experiments and tests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#m1)
2. A room in a school where pupils do science practicals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#m2)
3. A place where medical tests are done, for example on blood samples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#m3)
4. Any place where people try out new ideas to see what works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school science the laboratory is where you wear goggles, follow safety rules and do experiments; in stories it is where scientists or inventors work. In everyday life people say «the lab» much more often. Phrases: science laboratory, research laboratory, laboratory test, lab coat, in the lab.

### Examples

- Our class went to the science laboratory to test which liquids are acids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x1)
- Never eat or drink in the laboratory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x2)
- The doctor sent my blood sample to a laboratory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x3)
- She works in a laboratory that studies new medicines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x4)
- We put on lab coats and goggles before the experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x5)
- The laboratory has sinks, gas taps and fire blankets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x6)
- The school garden became a laboratory for growing beans in different soils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x7)
- The results came back from the lab this morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x8)
- Now, one day Edmund made a new lantern out of something chemical that he sneaked from the school laboratory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/#x9)

### Note

Countable noun: a laboratory, two laboratories (y changes to ies). UK stress: la-BOR-a-tory; US stress: LAB-ra-tory. Usually shortened to «lab» in speech. Do not confuse with «lavatory» (a toilet), which sounds a little alike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «laboratory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laboratory/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«laboratory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/laboratory.html) on Mova free.