RESEARCH LAB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does research lab mean? 

• RESEARCH LAB (noun)
  The noun RESEARCH LAB has 1 sense:

1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

  Familiarity information: RESEARCH LAB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESEARCH LAB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A workplace for the conduct of scientific research

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lab; laboratory; research lab; research laboratory; science lab; science laboratory

Hypernyms ("research lab" is a kind of...):

work; workplace (a place where work is done)

Meronyms (parts of "research lab"):

lab bench; laboratory bench (a workbench in a laboratory)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "research lab"):

bio lab; biology lab; biology laboratory (a laboratory for biological research)

chem lab; chemistry lab; chemistry laboratory (a laboratory for research in chemistry)

defense laboratory (a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense)

physics lab; physics laboratory (a laboratory for research in physics)

 Context examples 

At the same time, a new moon in Aries will always bring in new projects, such as one involving a new technology or, if you are a scientist, highlight breakthroughs in your research lab, as two examples.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)