How to pronounce “laboratory”
Say “laboratory” in 4 beats
laboratory
/ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ləˈbɒɹətɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lælæstress
- bɹəbɹə
- tɔtɔ
- ɹiɹi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /ləˈbɒɹətɹi/
- Respelling
- LAB-ruh-tor-ee (UK luh-BORR-uh-tree)
- Syllables
- 4 — LÆ-bɹə-tɔ-ɹi
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LÆ-bɹə-tɔ-ɹi. “læ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/
/ləˈbɒɹətɹi/
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Where “laboratory” goes wrong
- Often heard
“one form is wrong”
American English stresses the first syllable; British English stresses the second
What “laboratory” means
- noun
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- noun
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”
Say it in a sentence
“Samples are sent to the laboratory at the end of each day.”“laboratory”, answered
How do you pronounce “laboratory”?
“laboratory” is pronounced /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/ (LAB-ruh-tor-ee (UK luh-BORR-uh-tree)) in American English and /ləˈbɒɹətɹi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “læ”. Build it as LÆ-bɹə-tɔ-ɹi, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “laboratory” have?
4: læ · bɹə · tɔ · ɹi. The beat lands on the first, “læ”.
Is “laboratory” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/ (LAB-ruh-tor-ee (UK luh-BORR-uh-tree)); British English says /ləˈbɒɹətɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “laboratory” mean?
As a noun: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research For example: “Samples are sent to the laboratory at the end of each day.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “laboratory”?
Stress the first syllable: LÆ-bɹə-tɔ-ɹi. “læ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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