carrel

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English - Turkish
(isim) tek kişilik çalışma yeri (kütüphanede)
{i} tek kişilik çalışma yeri (kütüphanede)
English - English
A partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library

He was busy writing his report in a small library carrel.

{i} small cubicle, enclosed area used for private study (especially in a library)
small individual study area in a library
See Quarrel, an arrow
small individual study area in a library French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
Private study rooms in the library for graduate students, assigned for the semester or longer See the secretary in your academic department for a carrel assignment
French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
A desk equipped with a small locker and study light These may be rented from the Circulation desk for the academic year and/or summer semesters
Study area for one person
Same as 4th Carol
A small office-like enclosure assigned to faculty and graduate student engaged in writing and research projects Inquire at the circulation desk on the second floor of the RBD Library for further information regarding assignment of carrels
a small enclosed desk for one person to use in a library (carol ; CAROL)
A study area for one person
a small individual desk with partitions on three sides to minimize noise and distraction

Related Terms

Alexis Carrel
born June 28, 1873, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Fra. died Nov. 5, 1944, Paris French surgeon, sociologist, and biologist. He received a 1912 Nobel Prize for developing a way to suture (stitch) blood vessels and laid the groundwork for further studies of blood-vessel and organ transplantation. He also researched preservation of tissues outside the body and the application of the process to surgery, and he helped develop the Carrel-Dakin method of flushing wounds with an antiseptic. His writings include Man, the Unknown (1935), The Culture of Organs (with Charles A. Lindbergh, 1938), and Reflections on Life (1952)
carrell
{i} small cubicle, enclosed area used for private study (especially in a library)
carrell
carrel: small individual study area in a library
carrels
plural of carrel
carrel

    Hyphenation

    Car·rel

    Turkish pronunciation

    kärıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkarəl/ /ˈkærəl/

    Etymology

    [ 'kar-&l ] (noun.) 1593. alteration of Middle English caroll, from Medieval Latin carola, perhaps from carola round dance, something circular, from Late Latin choraula choral song; more at CAROL.
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