Beaker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbiːkə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Beaker is a noun meaning A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
Meaning
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
More Meanings
- A drinking vessel without a handle.
- (archaeology) An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
- (slang, Antarctica) A scientist.
Example Sentences
The beakers of mead spilled in huge puddles.
[…] at every meal break he shambled into the galley black-fingered and smelling of engine-grease and concrete floors, to contemplate over his meal the beakers at their round tables chatting away, completely oblivious […]
Word Forms
- beakers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flask, glass, jar, cup, goblet, tank.
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