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laboratories

lab·o·ra·to·ry
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-; British luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree]
    • /ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-; British ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri/
    • /ləˈbɒr.ə.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-; British luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree]
    • /ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-; British ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri/

Definitions of laboratories word

  • noun plural laboratories a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like. 1
  • noun plural laboratories any place, situation, set of conditions, or the like, conducive to experimentation, investigation, observation, etc.; anything suggestive of a scientific laboratory. 1
  • adjective laboratories serving a function in a laboratory. 1
  • adjective laboratories relating to techniques of work in a laboratory: laboratory methods; laboratory research. 1
  • noun laboratories Plural form of laboratory. 1

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Origin of laboratories

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Medieval Latin labōrātōrium workshop, equivalent to Latin labōrā(re) to labor + -tōrium -tory2

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Parts of speech for Laboratories

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

laboratories popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for laboratories

noun laboratories

  • labs — Plural form of lab.

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