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Lab vs Practical - What's the difference?

lab | practical |

As nouns the difference between lab and practical

is that lab is a laboratory while practical is a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.

As an abbreviation Lab

is labrador a breed of dog.

As an adjective practical is

based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.

lab

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial) A laboratory
  • (colloquial) A Labrador retriever
  • Derived terms
    * lab rat

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A telltale; a blabber.
  • (Chaucer)

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    practical

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
  • Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
  • Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
  • Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
  • Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
  • All in all, Jack's a very practical chap

    Antonyms

    * (based on practice or action) theoretical * (being likely to effective and applicable to a real situation) impractical * (of a person) impractical

    Derived terms

    * practicality * practically