beaker

Definitions


[ˈbiːkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use
(e.g: his laboratory was filled with Bunsen burners, beakers, and thousands of books)

- a drinking container, typically made of plastic, often with a lid for use by children
(e.g: she gave him jam sandwiches and a beaker of squash)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘large drinking container’): from Old Norse bikarr, perhaps based on Greek bikos ‘drinking bowl’




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