English noun: Carrel | |||
1. | Carrel (person) French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) | ||
Synonyms | Alexis Carrel | ||
Instance hypernym | biologist, life scientist, operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon | ||
2. | carrel (artifact) small individual study area in a library | ||
Synonyms | carrell, cubicle, stall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alcove, bay | ||
Part meronym | depository library, library | ||