optical bench
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.
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How to use optical bench in a sentence
The radiating apparatus and the receiver are mounted on stands sliding in an optical bench.
British Dictionary definitions for optical bench
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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