beaker
13
3.7
- noun
- /ˈbiːkər/
- Specialized
:
vaso de precipitados
- OK, first what I need to do is fill these two beakers with DI water.
- a glass beaker
And then I had two beakers, one like like that size and another one that is smaller in which the experiments, yeah, I would push in.
- And then I had two beakers, one like like that size and another one that is smaller in which the experiments, yeah, I would push in.
- So the trick is to slide the beaker off very gently.
- But also what I've done in the past is get beakers with like the squishy lids.
- Now hold on to your beakers, nerds, because there's some news from the world of science.
Examples
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The scientist used a beaker to mix the chemicals safely.
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The cheese samples were taken in glass beakers and weighed in grams (50.55 g).
Academic text (2014) -
And if we have one beaker and then have another beaker or a single beaker with twice the volume, we double the rate.
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If you could fill this beaker for me.
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Under the column, he placed a beaker to catch any liquid that came through.
Fiction book (1998) -
So the trick is to slide the beaker off very gently.
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On the table in the middle of the room is a clear beaker and a solutions notebook.
Blog text (20) -
The stooped gray expert held the beaker to his face and sniffed carefully.
Fiction book (1991) -
A 100 mL aliquot of a urine sample was transferred to a 250 mL glass beaker.
Academic text (2018) -
She carefully poured the liquid into the beaker to avoid spills.
Synonyms
57
3.2
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
How Big
- Specialized
1
9.4
- Specialized
1
5.1
- Specialized
13
3.7
- Specialized
18
2.8
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beaker comes from an old Germanic word for a drinking cup, and you can still see the idea in the German word Becher, which means 'cup'. A laboratory beaker is simply a wide, open 'cup' for holding, mixing, and heating liquids, which is why the name fits.