research laboratory
5
3.7
- noun
- /ˈriːsɜːrʧ ˈlæbəˌrətɔːri/
:
laboratorio de investigación
- All thirty-two DOE research laboratories and facilities are available as resources for teachers and students.
- academic research laboratory
- military research laboratory
- medical research laboratory
Examples
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- The location is the Cognitive Science Research laboratory in Cambridge.
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There's a genetic research laboratory upstairs.
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This is our research laboratory.
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At that time, I was already working in a research laboratory.
Fiction book (1993) -
Individuals were transported to and from the research laboratory by hospital staff.
Academic text (2000) -
Specific to this investigation, each participant was required to visit the research laboratory on three separate days.
Academic text (2006) -
Stromberg has a marine research laboratory.
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Once selected, each participant was required to visit the research laboratory on four separate days over a 10-day period.
Academic text (2004) -
ARS scientists based at research laboratories in Florida and Australia are scrutinizing natural enemies of the fern.
Academic text (2002) -
The researchers conducted their experiments in the research laboratory equipped with the latest technology.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
A room or building where people do science experiments
341
3.0
A room or building where scientists do experiments and tests
23
3.4
A place where people study and test ideas to learn new things
18
3.7
A place where people study and test ideas about a subject
18
3.5
A place where scientists do experiments to learn about the world
11
2.8
A room in a school or research building where people do experiments
1
3.2
A room or building where people do experiments, research, and teach science
How Big
- Specialized
193
3.4
18
3.7
- Specialized
1
4.9
5
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place equipped for conducting scientific research or experiments' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'research' (organized investigation) with 'laboratory' (a room or building for experiments) — it denotes a laboratory used for research. This noun–noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand it.
Etymology
Research laboratory combines research, meaning careful searching for answers, and laboratory, a room for experiments. Picture people in a room with test tubes and machines trying ideas, so the phrase means 'a place for scientific experiments and study'.