n.
Pronunciation: ' la-b( ə -)r ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē sometimes ' la-b ə (r)- ˌ or l ə - ' bo ̇ r- ə - ˌ , Brit usu l ə - ' bär- ə -t( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin laborare to labor, from labor
Date: 1605
1 a : a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis 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 <the laboratory of the mind>
2 : an academic period set aside for laboratory work