transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē sometimes ]
ˈla-bə(r)-ˌ or lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌ, Britain usually lə-ˈbär-ə-t(ə-)rē noun
( plural -ries )
Usage: often attributive
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