labs

Where experiments happen

Labs is the plural of lab, a shortened form of laboratory—a room or building equipped for scientific research, experiments, or testing.

Medical labs analyze blood and tissue samples.

A computer lab provides shared workstations.

Labs also refers to Labrador retrievers, a popular dog breed: She has two black labs.

science

microscope

Instrument for viewing minute objects

  • beakersOpen-mouthed laboratory vessels
  • pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
  • reagentsSubstances for chemical analysis

specimens · centrifuge · glassware · chemicals · dissection · titration · cultures · slides · sterile · incubator

research

experimentation

Systematic testing of ideas

measurements · studies · investigation · clinical · trial · discovery · experiment · observation · hypothesis · data

tech

biotech

Applied biological engineering

nanotechnology · quantum · cybernetics · genetics · neuroscience · informatics · semiconductors · cleanroom · fabrication · R&D

dogs

Labrador

Retriever breed from Canada

chocolate · black · yellow · pedigree · breeder · litter · kennel · AKC · hunting-dog · fetch

innovation

incubator

Controlled warming enclosure

makerspace · hackerspace · coworking · pilot · iteration · prototyping · validation · breakthrough · experimentation · proof-of-concept

education

classroom

Educational instruction space

demonstration · workstation · students · instructor · exercises · curriculum · coursework · dissection · STEM

Categories
Opposites
research setting

labsclinical settings

Medical treatment locations

field work · natural habitats · the wild · in the wild · observatories

theoretical vs practical

labslibraries

Public book lending institutions

study halls · seminar rooms · reading rooms · offices · archives

educational component type

labslectures

Formal instructional talks

seminars · recitations · tutorials · reading assignments · problem sets

Phrases
Family

lab, laboratory, laboratories, labcoat, computer lab, labcoats, labwork

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G