beaker
noun
bea·ker ˈbē-kər 
1
: a large drinking cup that has a wide mouth and is sometimes supported on a standard
2
: a deep widemouthed thin-walled vessel usually with a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web When your 6-year-old drops a reactor pod into the center chamber, the Hydro plungers shoot water through the tubes and into the chamber to reveal one of 35 beaker creatures. 
Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 With careful attention to detail, the team had to replace every beaker, tub of methylamine, round-bottom flask and more. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Aug. 2022 Plus the beaker-like vessel is adorable for flowers. Jeanne O'brien Coffey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 The hands-on kit comes with a beaker, a flask, three test tubes, goggles, a ruler, an eye dropper, a funnel, a measuring spoon and a real working scale, plus stickers and experiment cards. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 Noodle stiction occurs as linear stage moves down the beaker. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022 Compared with males who were still enjoying time with their mate, the partner-separated voles spent less time flailing and fighting their way out of the swim beaker and the black box. Florence Williams, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022 The podcast’s cover image — Civeris and Taggart voguing inside a giant beaker — gives the impression that its hosts apply the scientific method to all things straight. Alex Mcelroy, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2021 What appears to be a specimen lung — or, some suggest, a dissolving skull — floats in the beaker’s light-diffusing liquid. Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021 See More
Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 With careful attention to detail, the team had to replace every beaker, tub of methylamine, round-bottom flask and more. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Aug. 2022 Plus the beaker-like vessel is adorable for flowers. Jeanne O'brien Coffey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 The hands-on kit comes with a beaker, a flask, three test tubes, goggles, a ruler, an eye dropper, a funnel, a measuring spoon and a real working scale, plus stickers and experiment cards. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 Noodle stiction occurs as linear stage moves down the beaker. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022 Compared with males who were still enjoying time with their mate, the partner-separated voles spent less time flailing and fighting their way out of the swim beaker and the black box. Florence Williams, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022 The podcast’s cover image — Civeris and Taggart voguing inside a giant beaker — gives the impression that its hosts apply the scientific method to all things straight. Alex Mcelroy, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2021 What appears to be a specimen lung — or, some suggest, a dissolving skull — floats in the beaker’s light-diffusing liquid. Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English biker, borrowed from Old Norse bikarr, probably borrowed from a continental Germanic form akin to Old Saxon bikeri, borrowed from early Medieval Latin bicarium, variant of bacarium — more at basin
Note: As noted by the Middle English Dictionary, the modern English form probably reflects influence of Middle Dutch beker.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
beaker
noun
bea·ker ˈbē-kər
: a cup or glass with a wide mouth and usually a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories for holding and measuring liquids
Medical Definition
beaker
noun
bea·ker ˈbē-kər
: a deep widemouthed thin-walled vessel usually with a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories
beaker
noun
as in cup
Synonyms & Similar Words
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