carrel: Meaning and Definition of

car•rel

1. Also calleda small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
2. a table or desk with three sides extending above the writing surface to serve as partitions, designed for individual study, as in a library.

Car•rel

1. 1873–1944, French surgeon and biologist, in U.S. 1905–39: Nobel prize 1912.