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 | ||