laboratory
noun
lab·o·ra·to·ry
ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē 
sometimes ˈla-bər-ˌtȯr-,
or ˈla-bə-ˌtȯr-,
or lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌtȯr-
plural laboratories
often attributive
1
a
: 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 study
b
: 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
Examples of laboratory in a Sentence
experiments conducted in a modern laboratory
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Patton, the director and chair of TCU laboratory schools, underscored this point when asked about students with Down syndrome who are not accepted to the KinderFrogs program.
—Lina Ruiz
october 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Then the Shasta County Coroner’s Office collaborated with Othram, whose scientists extracted DNA from the remains and employed its Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing to construct a comprehensive DNA profile, the laboratory said in a news release.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Dating back 3,000 years, the bracelet was stolen by a specialist at the Egyptian Museum's restoration laboratory and sold for around $4,000 this month.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Laboratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laboratory. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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laboratory
noun
lab·o·ra·to·ry
ˈlab-(ə-)rə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
-ˌtȯr-
plural laboratories
: a place equipped for making scientific experiments and tests
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