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optical bench
noun
- an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
optical bench
noun
- an apparatus fitted for experimentation in optics, typically consisting of a table and an adjustable arrangement of light source, lenses, prisms, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of optical bench1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
With an optical bench, the researchers use technology originally developed for astronomy, such as adaptive optics mirrors and spatial light modulators, to manipulate the optics of the eye as an intraocular lens would.
From Science Daily
For starters, the setup would require a square meter’s worth of optical elements precisely aligned on an optical bench, Steinberg says.
From Scientific American
Attachment for spectroscopic examinations, to be used on the optical bench and in connection with the lamp of the projection apparatus No. 117.
From Project Gutenberg
The radiating apparatus and the receiver are mounted on stands sliding in an optical bench.
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