beaker

/bi:kə/

Thân thiện

A scientist pours a clear liquid from a beaker into a test tube.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A simple drinking container: A cup, typically cylindrical and often without a handle, used for drinking beverages.
   • A cylindrical glass or plastic container used in laboratories: A flat-bottomed jar with a pouring lip, used especially in chemistry for holding, mixing, or heating liquids.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The child drank milk from a small plastic beaker.
  • The scientist poured the chemical solution into a 250ml glass beaker.

Advanced Usage

• "Beaker culture": In archaeology, this term refers to a prehistoric culture characterized by distinctive bell-shaped pottery drinking vessels.
  • Artifacts from the Beaker culture were found at the site.

Variants and Related Words

• Beakerful (n): The amount a beaker holds.
  • He added a beakerful of water to the mixture.

Synonyms

• Cup: A small bowl-shaped container for drinking.
• Jar: A wide-mouthed cylindrical container.
• Flask: A narrow-necked container used in laboratories, but typically for storage rather than direct mixing/heating.

Related Phrases

• Beaker folk: An alternative term for the people of the prehistoric Beaker culture.
  • The migration patterns of the Beaker folk are studied by archaeologists.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a cup (usually without a handle)
2. a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry