noun
beaker
BEE-kuh
Beaker (noun) means a flat-bottomed, straight-sided glass container with a small pouring lip, used to hold and measure liquids in a lab. Example: “She poured the acid carefully into a glass beaker.”
noun
1
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided glass container with a small pouring lip, used to hold and measure liquids in a lab.
"She poured the acid carefully into a glass beaker."
"The beaker on the shelf was marked in fifty-millilitre increments."
2
A cup or mug without a handle, used for drinking.
"He drank his coffee from a plastic beaker at the campsite."
How to use beaker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cup-shaped container — either a lab vessel or a handleless drinking cup.
Common pairings
a glass beaker
a beaker of water
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Word forms
- Plural
- beakers
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Etymology
From Old Norse bikarr ("cup"), itself likely traceable back to a Late Latin word for a wine jug. It shares a root with "pitcher."
Rhymes for beaker
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What does “beaker” mean?
The word “beaker” means a flat-bottomed, straight-sided glass container with a small pouring lip, used to hold and measure liquids in a lab. In plain terms, a cup-shaped container — either a lab vessel or a handleless drinking cup.
How do you pronounce “beaker”?
“Beaker” is pronounced BEE-kuh (/ˈbiːkɚ/ in IPA).
How do you use “beaker” in a sentence?
Here is “beaker” used in a sentence: “She poured the acid carefully into a glass beaker.”
What part of speech is “beaker”?
“Beaker” is a noun.
Where does the word “beaker” come from?
The word “beaker” comes from Late Latin. From Old Norse bikarr ("cup"), itself likely traceable back to a Late Latin word for a wine jug. It shares a root with "pitcher.".
How many meanings does “beaker” have?
“Beaker” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a flat-bottomed, straight-sided glass container with a small pouring lip, used to hold and measure liquids in a lab.
