BEAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beaker mean? 

• BEAKER (noun)
  The noun BEAKER has 2 senses:

1. a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry

2. a cup (usually without a handle)

  Familiarity information: BEAKER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("beaker" is a kind of...):

jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cup (usually without a handle)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("beaker" is a kind of...):

cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle)

 Context examples 

Some way from it was a smaller table with a single beaker and a broken wine-bottle.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Whilst he was speaking the landlady came in again, bearing a broad platter, upon which stood all the beakers and flagons charged to the brim with the brown ale or the ruby wine.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)