physics laboratory
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈfɪzɪks ˌlæbəˈrɑːtɔri/
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laboratorio de física
- particle physics laboratory
- nuclear physics laboratory
- high-energy physics laboratory
Examples
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Now, after the war, Cornell has built a large new nuclear physics laboratory essentially "around me."
Academic text (2005) -
How does NIST differ from a typical university physics laboratory?
Academic text (1994) -
That's why in school physics laboratories and in research establishments, spring balances are used to measure weight.
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Word of the discovery spread quickly, and by early 1896, the properties of x-rays were under investigation in numerous physics laboratories in Europe and North America.
Academic text (1995) -
It all started in Röntgen's physics laboratory a hundred years ago.
Academic text (1995) -
The second student physics laboratory in the U.S., for instance, was established at Wellesley (where physics was required of all students!) in the late 1870s under Sarah F. Whiting, with advice from Edward C. Pickering, who had recently designed the first such laboratory at MIT.
Academic text (1992) -
Students conducted experiments in the physics laboratory to learn about the laws of motion.
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The university's physics laboratory is equipped with advanced technology for research.
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In the physics laboratory, researchers analyze data collected from their experiments.
Synonyms
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3.2
A room with tools and machines for doing experiments about matter and energy
How Equipped
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a laboratory for physics' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'physics' (the scientific field) with 'laboratory' (a room for experiments). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistically familiar pattern (e.g., Spanish 'laboratorio de física', French 'laboratoire de physique'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Physics laboratory is a compound of physics and laboratory. A laboratory is a workroom where people 'do experiments', and physics is the study of how the physical world works. So physics laboratory means the room where people test ideas and learn about physics.