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beaker

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beak·er  (bkr)
n.
1. A wide cylindrical glass vessel with a pouring lip, used as a laboratory container and mixing jar.
2. A large drinking cup with a wide mouth.
3. The quantity that a beaker holds.

[Middle English biker and Middle Dutch bker, drinking vessel, both from Medieval Latin bicrius, bicrium; see pitcher2.]

beaker [ˈbiːkə]
n
1. a cup usually having a wide mouth a plastic beaker
2. (Chemistry) a cylindrical flat-bottomed container used in laboratories, usually made of glass and having a pouring lip
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the amount a beaker holds
[from Old Norse bikarr; related to Old High German behhāri, Middle Dutch bēker beaker, Greek bikos earthenware jug]

beaker  (bkr)
A wide, cylindrical glass container with a pouring lip, used especially in laboratories.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.beakerbeaker - a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
2.beaker - a cup (usually without a handle)
cup - a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"

beaker
noun cup, glass, mug, tumbler a beaker of hot milk, well-laced with brandy
Translations
beaker [ˈbiːkəʳ] Nvaso m (Chem) → vaso m de precipitación

beaker [ˈbiːkər] ngobelet m
be-all and end-all [ˌbiːɔːləndˈɛndɔːl] n (= most important consideration) the be-all and end-all → le summum
to be the be-all and end-all for sb → être d'une importance primordiale pour qn

beaker
nBecher m; (Chem etc) → Becherglas nt

beaker [ˈbiːkəʳ] ncoppa (Chem) → becher m inv
beaker [ˈbiːkəʳ] ncoppa (Chem) → becher m inv

beaker
n beaker [ˈbiːkə]
1 a large drinking-glass or mug a beaker of hot milk. beker كأس، كوب чаша pohár, sklenice bæger der Becher κύπελλο albornía peeker جام؛ قدح juomalasi gobelet כּוֹס שִׁתייָה टोंटीदार पात्र vrč bögre gelas besar bikar becher 広口コップ 아가리가 넓은 큰 잔 aukšta stiklinė, puodelis kauss; biķeris gelas besar beker beger rodzaj kubka caneca cană; pahar (mare) кружка pohár kupa, vrč pehar bägare, mugg แก้วขนาดใหญ่ kulpsuz bardak 大口杯 келих, чаша بڑا کلاس یا مگ cái cốc vại
2 a deep glass container used in chemistry. beker كوبُ الصَّيْدَلي стъкленица kádinka bægerglas das Becherglas γυάλινο δοχείο (χημικών) πειραμάτων vaso de precipitación katseklaas بِشر dekantteri vase à bec כּוֹס מַעֲבָּדָה बीकर laboratorijska posuda csőrös pohár gelas kimia bikarglas provetta ビーカー (화학 실험용) 비커 menzūra menzūra; mērglāze bikar bekerglas begerglass zlewka proveta pahar/recipient pentru laborator мензурка kadička čaša čaša s kljunom glasbägare ถ้วยที่ใช้ในห้องทดลอง beherglas 燒杯 лабораторна склянка; мензурка کیمیا میں استعمال ہونے والا گلا س نما برتن cốc dùng trong phòng thí nghiệm


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There was an attractive spot among the trees where were a great many wooden tables and benches; and there one could sit in the shade and pretend to sip at his foamy beaker of beer while he inspected the crowd.
Stutely filled the Bishop's beaker with wine each time he emptied it, and the Bishop got mellower and mellower as the afternoon shades lengthened on toward sunset.
The wine of life, henceforth to be presented to her lips, must be indeed rich, delicious, and exhilarating, in its chased and golden beaker, or else leave an inevitable and weary languor, after the lees of bitterness wherewith she had been drugged, as with a cordial of intensest potency.
 
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