lab bench
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2.8
- noun
- /læb bɛnʧ/
- Specialized
:
mesa de laboratorio
- During the lab session, each student had their own space to work on the lab bench with their materials.
Examples
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He looked around the room and spotted an old copy of the physics textbook by Halliday and Resnick, the one with the yellow and green waves on the cover, sitting on a lab bench.
Fiction book (2000) -
So this is this is your microscope sitting on a lab bench some distance away.
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Suddenly, his air tube snags on the side of the lab bench.
Fiction book (1995) -
Lab benches filled the center of the room, providing working space for a dozen researchers.
Fiction book (1992) -
Grant doesn't notice, as he's still obsessed with the infant dinosaur, measuring and weighing it on a nearby lab bench.
Fiction book (1993) -
The scientist carefully arranged all the test tubes on the lab bench before starting the experiment.
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After using the microscope, she placed it back on the lab bench and prepared for the next experiment.
Synonyms
41
1.2
A strong table used for building or fixing things in a workshop
18
3.2
A strong table used for making or fixing things
A strong table in a lab where people do experiments
Small enough to fit on a workbench or kitchen counter
How Sturdy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sturdy table in a laboratory' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lab' (laboratory) with 'bench' (a strong table for work). This simple noun–noun composition follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Lab bench comes from the idea of a work bench, a strong table for doing hands-on tasks, being used inside a lab for experiments. That's why lab bench means 'a long, sturdy table in a lab used for scientific work'.