carrel

UK: English: /kəˈrɛl/ /ˈkærəl/, French: /karɛl/

US: /ˈkærəl/

US: (kar′əl)

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car•rel or car•rell/ˈkærəl/   n. [countable]

1. Library Science, Furniture a desk or small work area reserved for private study in a library.

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car•rel  (kar′əl), n. 

1. Library Science Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
2. Library Science, Furniture a table or desk with three sides extending above the writing surface to serve as partitions, designed for individual study, as in a library.

Also, car′rell. 

• variant spelling, spelled of carol enclosure 1585–95

Car•rel  (kə rel′, kar′əl; Fr. ka rel′), n. 

A•lex•is  (ə lek′sis; Fr. a lek sē′), 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel prize 1912.

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carrel, carrell / ˈkærəl/ noun

1. a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed

Etymology: 16th Century: a variant of carol

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Carrel / kəˈrɛl ˈkærəl karɛl/ noun

1. Alexis ( əˈlɛksɪs ; French alɛksi ). 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, active in the US (1905–39): developed a method of suturing blood vessels, making the transplantation of arteries and organs possible: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1912