Meaning of Beaker | Babel Free
ˈbiːkə(ɹ)Definitions
- A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
- A drinking vessel without a handle.
- A mug.
- An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
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A scientist. slang
Equivalents
Examples
“The beakers of mead spilled in huge puddles.”
“[…] at every meal break he shambled into the galley black-fingered and smelling of engine-grease and concrete floors, to contemplate over his meal the beakers at their round tables chatting away, completely oblivious […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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