Cool MateLab
UK /["/læb/"]/US /["/læb/"]/
Definition
a laboratory
In simple words: A place where scientific experiments are done.
Examples
- a **computer/research lab**
- the school science labs
- She'd been working in the lab all day.
- a lab technician
- a lab coat *(= a white coat worn by scientists, etc. working in a laboratory)*
Usage notes
Use 'lab' in both formal and informal contexts; suitable for academic and casual conversations. Don't use it when referring to non-scientific places.
Grammar pattern
standalone noun
Memory hint
Think of a 'lab rat' — a small animal often found in labs!
Collocations
- science lab
- laboratory experiment
- in the lab
- research lab
Synonyms
- laboratory
- research facility
- testing center
- science lab
Antonyms
- field
- open space
Common mistakes
- Confused with 'labs' — forgetting it can be plural.
- Using 'lab' for non-scientific environments.
- Incorrectly assuming 'lab' only means a physical space.