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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024beak•er /ˈbikɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Ceramicsa large drinking cup or glass with a wide mouth.
- Chemistrya cuplike container, esp. one used in a laboratory.
- the contents of a beaker.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beak•er (bē′kər),USA pronunciation n. - Ceramicsa large drinking cup or glass with a wide mouth.
- contents of a beaker:consuming a beaker of beer at one gulp.
- a flat-bottomed cylindrical container, usually with a pouring lip, esp. one used in a laboratory.
adj. - Archaeology(cap.) of or pertaining to the Beaker folk.
- Latin *bic(c)arium, -ius, of disputed origin, originally See pitcher1
- Old Saxon bikeri (compare Old High German bechari, German Becher, Dutch beker)
- Old Norse bikarr
- alteration of Middle English biker 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: beaker /ˈbiːkə/ n - a cup usually having a wide mouth
- a cylindrical flat-bottomed container used in laboratories, usually made of glass and having a pouring lip
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse bikarr; related to Old High German behhāri, Middle Dutch bēker beaker, Greek bikos earthenware jug |