- lab'ruh
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English dialects glossary. 2013.
lab'ruh
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lab|ra|dor|ite — «LAB ruh dr yt, LAB ruh DR », noun. a mineral, a kind of feldspar, that shows a brilliant display of colors when light strikes it. Architects use plates of rock containing labradorite to ornament buildings. ╂[< Labrador, where it is found +… … Useful english dictionary
lab´o|ra|to´ri|al|ly — lab|o|ra|to|ri|al «LAB uhr uh TR ee uhl, TOHR ; LAB ruh », adjective. having to do with the laboratory. –lab´o|ra|to´ri|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
lab|o|ra|to|ri|al — «LAB uhr uh TR ee uhl, TOHR ; LAB ruh », adjective. having to do with the laboratory. –lab´o|ra|to´ri|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
lab|o|ra|to|ri|an — «LAB uhr uh TR ee uhn, TOHR ; LAB ruh », noun, adjective. –n. a person who works in a laboratory. –adj. = laboratorial. (Cf. ↑laboratorial) … Useful english dictionary
lab|o|ra|to|ry — «LAB uhr uh TR ee, TOHR ; LAB ruh », noun, plural ries, adjective. –n. 1. a place where scientific work is done; a room or building fitted with apparatus for conducting scientific investigations, experiments, or tests: »a chemical laboratory. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
lab|ra|dor|es|cence — «LAB ruh d REHS uhns», noun. the brilliant play of colors exhibited by labradorite … Useful english dictionary
Lab|ra|dor|i|an — «LAB ruh DR ee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the peninsula of Labrador, in northeastern North America. –n. a native or inhabitant of Labrador … Useful english dictionary
lab|ra|dor|it|ic — «LAB ruh d RIHT ihk», adjective. of or like labradorite … Useful english dictionary
Lab|ra|dor — «LAB ruh dr», noun. = Labrador retriever. (Cf. ↑Labrador retriever) … Useful english dictionary
do|lab|ri|form — «doh LAB ruh frm», adjective. Botany, Zoology. shaped like an ax or a cleaver. ╂[< Latin dolābra pickax + English form] … Useful english dictionary
