Langmuir-Blodgett trough

noun

An item of laboratory apparatus used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression.

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Meanings

nounLangmuir-Blodgett trough (plural Langmuir-Blodgett troughs)

plural Langmuir-Blodgett troughs

  1. An item of laboratory apparatus used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression.

    Synonyms: LB trough

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn item of laboratory apparatus used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression.

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LB trough

Origin

Named after Irving Langmuir and Katharine B. Blodgett.

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Langmuir-Blodgett trough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langmuir-Blodgett%20trough

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Chicago

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