A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
Merced was pondering this problem one day in his student carrel at the Bradbury library.
carrel in British English
or carrell (ˈkærəl)
noun
a small individual study room or private desk, often in a library, where a student or researcher can work undisturbed
Word origin
C16: a variant of carol
Carrel in British English
(kəˈrɛl, ˈkærəl, French karɛl)
noun
Alexis (əˈlɛksɪs; Frenchalɛksi). 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
Carrel in American English
(ˈkærəl; kəˈrɛl)
Alexis1873-1944; Fr. surgeon & biologist in the U.S. (1905-39)
carrel in American English
(ˈkærəl) or ˈcarrell (ˈkærəl)
noun
a small enclosure or space in the stack room of a library, designed for privacy in studying or reading