English · Science & Technology
lab
/læb/
[/læb/]
a room for experiments
Intermediatenoun
Definition
A lab is a short word for laboratory, a room with equipment for doing scientific experiments. Students do practical work in the lab.
Example
We did the chemistry experiment in the lab.
We did the chemistry experiment in the lab.
Etymology
Short for 'laboratory', from Latin 'laborare' meaning to work.
How & Where It’s Used
Informal word for the science laboratory.