experiment station

noun

Definition of experiment station

: an establishment for scientific research (as in agriculture) where experiments are carried out, studies of practical application are made, and information is disseminated

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In some ways, as the report noted, the atrium idea is a nod to the past, when universities had agricultural and engineering experiment stations with services closer to where people in the state needed them. — Jeffrey J. Selingo, Washington Post, "The future of college education: Students for life, computer advisers and campuses everywhere," 6 July 2018

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