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bench test

bench test noun: an individual test of a component, such as an electrical or mechanical device, that is performed with the component removed from its normal operating environment, notionally on a workshop bench.

Noun

bench test (plural bench tests)

  1. An individual test of a component, such as an electrical or mechanical device, that is performed with the component removed from its normal operating environment, notionally on a workshop bench.
    • When the diesel engine has undergone its bench tests, and the various temperatures, loads and fuel consumptions have been recorded, it is then ready for coupling to the generator.1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 267

Verb

bench test (third-person singular simple present bench tests, present participle bench testing, simple past and past participle bench tested)

  1. To perform a bench test on.
    • That’s funny, the throbulator was working fine when I bench tested it.

Forms of bench test

Noun
pluralbench tests
Verb
third-person singular presentbench tests
present participlebench testing
past participlebench tested
pastbench tested
alternative formbench-test

Questions about bench test

What does bench test mean?
Bench test means an individual test of a component, such as an electrical or mechanical device, that is performed with the component removed from its normal operating environment, notionally on a workshop bench.
What part of speech is bench test?
Bench test can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of bench test?
The plural of bench test is bench tests.

Words near bench test in the dictionary

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  10. bench top
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