Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun laboratory

2 senses of laboratory

Sense 1
lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory -- (a workplace for the conduct of scientific research)
       => workplace, work -- (a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today")

Sense 2
testing ground, laboratory -- (a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism")
       => region -- (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions")