benchtop
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbɛnʧˌtɑp/
:
superficie de trabajo
- Before beginning the experiment, she wiped down the benchtop to ensure it was free of contaminants.
- benchtop saw
- benchtop machine
- benchtop model
Examples
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I'm now going to use my new benchtop joiner to flatten and square up two faces.
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I use this thing on an almost daily basis and having it take up so little of my benchtop space, it's still one of my favorite new tools here in the shop.
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You can pick up a benchtop CNC mill for $4k; it will have limited capacity but will get the job done.
Blog text (28) -
A benchtop dispenser has been designed to apply thick materials, such as sealants, RTVs, and greases, without waste, mess, or hand fatigue.
Academic text (1997) -
The benchtop system, from Fluid Research Corp. of Tustin, Calif., uses a positive displacement design that has no pistons or check valves.
Academic text (2004) -
The company also manufactures a benchtop model of the Kel-Tran UHV that contains all the features of the standard unit, plus an optical UHV vacuum jacket.
Academic text (1997) -
The CSP is a benchtop device that features a vacuum chamber evacuated by a turbo-molecular pump and a specimen stage that supports precision x-y.
Academic text (2004) -
The scientist prepared her samples on the clean benchtop in the laboratory.
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The carpenter organized his tools neatly on the benchtop to maximize workspace efficiency.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long flat surface in a shop where people serve or sell items
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2.7
A flat surface on top of kitchen or bathroom cabinets for preparing food and holding things
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2.1
The flat top of a table where you put things
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2.4
The flat top of a desk where you work or put things
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2.7
A flat surface like a table or countertop where you do work
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2.8
A long sturdy table in a lab used for experiments
A strong table in a lab where people do experiments
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Etymology
Benchtop comes from the two words bench 'a work table or long seat' and top 'the upper surface', so it means the flat working surface itself. That's why we call the surface you clean or use for experiments the 'benchtop'.