Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A level used in setting up a machine, to bring its bed into an exactly horizontal position.
  • noun The elevation of a surveyor's bench-mark above a given or datumplane.

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Examples

  • I'm telling you, behind the curtain bench-level discovery is changing for the better day in and day out.

    'The Biomedical Century' Joseph Rago 2011

  • Everyone involved in the development process—from the senior executive to the most recently hired bench-level engineer—must share an understanding of the overall pattern of development the organization seeks.

    Managing New Product and Process Development Kim B. Clark 1993

  • "The fault tree and the subsequent bench-level testing showed it was leakage across the Teflon seal in the spherical ball while the valve was in the closed position," Wilkins said.

    Spaceflight Now 2009

  • "The fault tree and the subsequent bench-level testing showed it was leakage across the Teflon seal in the spherical ball while the valve was in the closed position," Wilkins said.

    Spaceflight Now 2009

  • The individual will be responsible for designing and performing investigative laboratory work and performing bench-level experiments using the tools of molecular biology and virology.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

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