# Langmuir-Blodgett trough

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Named after Irving Langmuir and Katharine B. Blodgett.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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