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car·rel

also car·rell (kăr′əl)

A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study.

[Middle English carole, round dance ring, circle, stall for study; see carol.]

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carrel

(ˈkærəl) or

carrell

(Library Science & Bibliography) a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed

[C16: a variant of carol]

Carrel

(kəˈrɛl; ˈkærəl; French karɛl)

(Biography) 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

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car•rel

or car•rell

(ˈkær əl)

n.

a cubicle or desk partitioned off for private study in a library.

[1585–95; variant of Middle English carole carol]

Car•rel

(kəˈrɛl, ˈkær əl)

n.

Alexis, 1873–1944, French biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel prize 1912.

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Noun	1.	Carrel - French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) Alexis Carrel
	2.	carrel - small individual study area in a library carrell, cubicle, stall alcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger room depository library, library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

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carrel

carrell [ˈkærəl] N (in library) (= desk) → mesa f de estudio; (= room) → sala f de estudio

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carrel

n (in library etc) → Arbeitsnische f, → Arbeitsplatz m

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