bench performance
1bench|mark — bench mark, 1. Surveying. mark made on a rock, post, or other landmark, and used as a starting point or guide in a line of levels for the determination of altitudes. 2. Figurative. anything that is taken as, or serves as, a point of reference.… …
2Bench shirt — A bench shirt is a stiff supportive shirt, used to improve performance in the bench press, most often in powerlifting competitions. Bench shirts are usually made of polyester, denim, or canvas and come in single or multi ply thicknesses. [Levin,… …
3Bench seat — The traditional seat installed in American automobiles was the bench seat. This seat featured a continuous pad running the full width of the cabin. The second row of most sedans is usually a bench, unless a console is installed in a luxury model… …
4Bench, Johnny — ▪ American athlete in full Johnny Lee Bench born December 7, 1947, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. American professional baseball player who, in 17 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds of the National League, established himself as one of the… …
5bench mark — noun a surveyor s mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point • Syn: ↑benchmark • Hypernyms: ↑reference point, ↑point of reference, ↑reference * * * I. noun 1 …
6bench mark — benchmark enchmark, bench mark ench mark (Surveying) 1. Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. such as: (a) A horizontal mark at the water s edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured. (b) a… …
7bench-mark test — atestacijos bandymas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. bench mark test; evaluation test vok. Auswertungsprüfung, f rus. аттестационное испытание, n; оценочное испытание, n pranc. test de performance, m …
8bench·mark — /ˈbɛnʧˌmɑɚk/ noun, pl marks [count] : something that can be used as a way to judge the quality or level of other, similar things a stock whose performance is a benchmark against which other stocks can be measured …
9Air flow bench — An air flow bench is a device used for testing the internal aerodynamic qualities of an engine component and is related to the more familiar wind tunnel. Used primarily for testing the intake and exhaust ports of cylinder heads of internal… …
10Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport — The use of performance enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term doping , particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance.… …
