Naval Research Laboratory
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- proper noun
- US
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Laboratorio de Investigación Naval
- Researchers from the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) discovered a way to use graphene as an extremely thin "tunnel barrier" to conduction.
- Naval Research Laboratory in Washington
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The Naval Research Laboratory has a broad portfolio of technologies that are available for commercialization.
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Before joining IBM, he worked at the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
Academic text (2017) -
That year, he joined the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, as a member of the research staff, working at NRL until 1949.
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So when the Naval Research Laboratory told me they had developed a technology designed to predict a disaster, I was both impressed and attracted to this idea.
Blog text (13) -
The photo shows one of those students, Dontrel Reynolds of Alabama A&M University, explaining his research to Michael Duncan of the US Naval Research Laboratory.
Academic text (2012) -
Hebert Friedman is chief scientist emeritus at the E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, in Washington, DC.
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In November 1996, I organized a small group of researchers and experts from government, including Stan Williams of Hewlett-Packard, Paul Alivisatos of the University of California, Berkeley, and Jim Murday of the Naval Research Laboratory.
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But in 1958, astrophysicist William Fowler came to the rescue by calling Davis's attention to a new Naval Research Laboratory measurement of the helium fusion reaction.
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In 1946, a team headed by Richard Tousey at the Naval Research Laboratory used a V-2 rocket to obtain the first spectrum of the Sun in a band of ultraviolet light that cannot penetrate to the Earth's surface.
Academic text (1990) -
Before joining IBM, he worked at the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
Synonyms
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A United States government laboratory that does science and technology research for the Navy
A place that studies science and builds technology for the United States Navy
How Equipped
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
naval + research + laboratory
The meaning is directly compositional: 'naval' (relating to the navy) + 'research' (organized investigation) + 'laboratory' (a place for experiments) yields 'a laboratory where naval research is conducted'. This is a descriptive institutional name rather than an idiom, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will be able to infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Naval Research Laboratory is a name that tells the story: naval means the Navy, research means looking for new knowledge, and laboratory means a place for experiments. It began as the United States Navy's main science lab to solve problems for ships and sailors, so today it means the Navy's main place for science and technology work.