CARREL

carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall

(noun) small individual study area in a library

Carrel, Alexis Carrel

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Carrel (plural Carrels)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrel is the 25171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 985 individuals. Carrel is most common among White (91.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

• clarré

Etymology 1

Noun

carrel (plural carrels)

(architecture) A small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study.

Hence, a partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.

Etymology 2

Noun

carrel (plural carrels)

A square-headed arrow; a quarrel.

Anagrams

• clarré

Source: Wiktionary


Car"rel, n.

Definition: See Quarrel, an arrow.

Car"rel, n. (Arch.)

Definition: Same as 4th Carol.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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