Definition

Noun: - Laboratory: A room or building equipped with scientific apparatus and instruments for conducting scientific experiments, research, or analysis, typically in fields such as chemistry, biology, or physics.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà khoa học đang làm việc trong phòng thí nghiệm. (The scientists are working in the laboratory.)
  • Phòng thí nghiệm hóa học này rất hiện đại. (This chemistry laboratory is very modern.)
  • Sinh viên cần đến phòng thí nghiệm để thực hành. (Students need to go to the laboratory to practice.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in both academic (university) and professional (industrial, medical) contexts to denote a controlled environment for scientific work.
• It can be part of compound terms specifying the type of laboratory, e.g., (genetics laboratory), (biosafety laboratory).

Variants and Related Words

• Phòng lab (n): A common short form or colloquial term for "phòng thí nghiệm," borrowed from English.
  • Chúng tôi có tiết ở phòng lab chiều nay. (We have a session in the lab this afternoon.)
• Phòng thực nghiệm (n): A less common synonym, also meaning a laboratory or experimental room.

Synonyms

• Lab: A common abbreviation for laboratory.
• Research facility: A broader term that may include laboratories.

Related Idioms

• : Translates to "No success in the laboratory," implying that theoretical plans must be tested practically. It is analogous to the idea that not everything works out as planned in experiments.

noun

1. laboratory