beaker
noun /ˈbiːkə(r)/
/ˈbiːkər/
- (British English) a cup, usually made of plastic and often without a handle, used for drinking from
enlarge image- She drank from a plastic beaker.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glass
- plastic
- fill
- refill
- drain
- …
- contain something
- (British English) the amount contained in a beaker
- a beaker of coffee
- a glass cup with straight sides and a lip, used in chemistry, for example for measuring liquids
enlarge image- a glass beaker containing copper sulphate solution
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glass
- plastic
- fill
- refill
- drain
- …
- contain something
Word OriginMiddle English (‘large drinking container’): from Old Norse bikarr, perhaps based on Greek bikos ‘drinking bowl’.