laboratory
das Laboratorium, die Laboratorien
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laboratory
A room or building with special equipment for scientific research, experiments, and analyses. It is the more formal and longer term for 'Labor' (lab).
Im Laboratorium der Universität werden neue Materialien entwickelt und getestet.
New materials are developed and tested in the university laboratory.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Laboratorien |
| genitive | des Laboratoriums |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | das Laboratorium | die Laboratorien |
| accusative | das Laboratorium | die Laboratorien |
| dative | dem Laboratorium | den Laboratorien |
| genitive | des Laboratoriums | der Laboratorien |
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'Laboratorium' (laboratory) is a very formal word. You find it above all in written language, in scientific texts, or in official names of institutions.
Das „Deutsche Laboratorium für Künstliche Intelligenz“ hat neue Forschungsergebnisse veröffentlicht.
The 'Deutsche Laboratorium für Künstliche Intelligenz' (German Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence) has published new research findings.
The word comes from Latin. The ending '-orium' often denotes a place where a particular activity takes place, as also in 'Auditorium' (lecture hall/auditorium) or 'Sanatorium' (sanatorium).
Das Planetarium ist ein Ort, an dem der Sternenhimmel gezeigt wird.
The planetarium is a place where the starry sky is shown.
The word is often combined with adjectives that describe the field. Typical examples are 'chemisches Laboratorium' (chemical laboratory), 'physikalisches Laboratorium' (physics laboratory), or 'medizinisches Laboratorium' (medical laboratory).
In einem biologischen Laboratorium werden Proben unter dem Mikroskop untersucht.
In a biological laboratory, samples are examined under the microscope.
laboratory
Labor and Laboratorium refer to the same type of scientific facility. Labor is the usual term, while Laboratorium sounds much more formal and is used less often in everyday language. Labor is therefore usually the better choice; Laboratorium can be used in a particularly formal text.
Dem Forschungsbericht zufolge werden die Proben morgen im Laboratorium untersucht.
According to the research report, the samples will be examined in the laboratory tomorrow.
Die Proben werden morgen im Labor untersucht.
The samples will be examined in the laboratory tomorrow.
