Library / English Dictionary

CARREL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small individual study area in a library

Synonyms:

carrel; carrell; cubicle; stall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("carrel" is a kind of...):

alcove; bay (a small recess opening off a larger room)

Holonyms ("carrel" is a part of...):

depository library; library (a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)

Sense 2

Meaning:

French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)

Synonyms:

Alexis Carrel; Carrel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)

operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)

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