laboratory
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laboratories
1a : a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis a research laboratory; broadly : a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of studyb : a place like a laboratory for testing, experimentation, or practice That area is a laboratory for cultivating the germ of terrorism.
2 : an academic period set aside for laboratory work a course of study requiring two lectures and one laboratory per week
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Examples of laboratory in a Sentence
experiments conducted in a modern laboratory
Recent Examples of laboratory from the Web
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Technology firms are working closely with government agencies: Baidu, for example, has been asked to lead a national laboratory for deep learning.
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Robert Nathan Ginsburg, a geologist and carbonate sedimentology professor at the University of Miami, ran one of the coolest marine laboratory offices this side of James Bond.
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Ted Schenberg, the chief executive at Strand, offered to supply the data: more than 13,000 biopsy results from men evaluated for prostate cancer at a number of laboratories.
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Engineers at the revolutionary mattress company developed 110 prototypes, underwent 460 hours of laboratory testing and conducted 11 months of dog sleep studies to develop a durable mattress for man's best friend.
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Hassabis, a co-founder of the mysterious London laboratory DeepMind, had come to Musk’s SpaceX rocket factory, outside Los Angeles, a few years ago.
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Evidence from laboratory and veterinary research suggests that MSC may provide an alternative treatment option for conditions that affect muscle, tendons, ligaments and cartilage.
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The 250-foot ship with six laboratories has technology to prevent any waste entering the sea or the atmosphere.
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Federally protected as a National Monument since 1908, this primeval forest is both refuge and laboratory, revealing our relationship with the living landscape.
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Origin and Etymology of laboratory
Medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin laborare to labor, from labor
LABORATORY Defined for English Language Learners
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: a room or building with special equipment for doing scientific experiments and tests
LABORATORY Defined for Kids
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: a room or building in which scientific experiments and tests are done
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