beaker
noun
bea·ker
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Definition of beaker
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
Examples of beaker in a Sentence
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Many drew Albert Einstein or mad scientists sporting smoking beakers and crazy mustaches. — Kathleen Mcwilliams, courant.com, "At Wesleyan’s Girls in Science Camp, women are the scientists of the future," 7 Aug. 2019 At a small, underfunded college nearby, the chairman of the chemistry department has to make the rounds at local high schools to collect unused beakers and petri dishes. — Allen C. Guelzo, WSJ, "America’s Disappearing Private Colleges," 21 Feb. 2019 This fun interactive experience, held in the artful Drawing Rooms, sets the table with glass beakers, tubes, and Petri dishes. — Amy Alipio, National Geographic, "5 surprising afternoon teas in London," 1 May 2019 When Kavya Kopparapu was in fourth grade, a group of female scientists visited her classroom and combined a couple of chemicals that caused foam to shoot out of a beaker. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "Meet Glamour's 2019 College Women of the Year," 11 June 2019 Amid beakers and hardware, scientists in coats and protective glasses discussed their efforts to find alternatives to antibiotics. — Danny Hakim, New York Times, "Warning of ‘Pig Zero’: One Drugmaker’s Push to Sell More Antibiotics," 7 June 2019 This chic beaker-like model makes enough coffee concentrate for eight cups of smooth, cold coffee. — Olivia Hall, The Seattle Times, "Ways to eat well in the summer heat (no stove required)," 13 Aug. 2018 Forty years ago, science brought us Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby, as IVF was then called, a term that had a creepy sci-fi vibe, like children were being harvested in glass beakers. — Kim Brooks, Harper's BAZAAR, "The New Frontier of Fertility Tests—for Young Women," 1 Nov. 2018 The wine glasses are not robust beakers, but clear and delicate, on slim stems, and the cups, used for coffee or tea, are the most fashionable porcelain of the day. — Karen Wilkin, WSJ, "A Scene Beyond Time," 24 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for beaker
beaker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of beaker
: a wide glass with a lip for pouring that is used especially in chemistry for holding and measuring liquids
chiefly British
: a large drinking cup with a wide opening that is typically made of plastic or metal
See the full definition for beaker in the English Language Learners Dictionary
beaker
noun
bea·ker
| \ ˈbē-kər
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Kids Definition of beaker
: 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
beaker
noun
bea·ker
| \ ˈbē-kər
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Medical Definition of beaker
: a deep widemouthed thin-walled vessel usually with a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories