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Synonyms for beaker

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bee-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbi kər

Définition of beaker

Origin :
  • "open large-mouthed vessel," mid-14c., from Old Norse bikarr or Middle Dutch beker "goblet," probably (with Old Saxon bikeri, Old High German behhari, German Becher) from Medieval Latin bicarium, which itself is probably a diminutive of Greek bikos "earthenware jug, wine jar" (said to be an oriental word, perhaps a borrowing from Syrian buqa "a two-handed vase or jug"). Form assimilated in English to beak.
  • noun cup
Example sentences :
  • We have a mast and sail there, I see, and water in the beaker.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The old man caught up a beaker from the buffet and handed it to the boy.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The beaker of wine for the prophet Elijah stood as naïvely expectant as ever.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • He took the beaker that was handed him and drank a deep draught.
  • Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • He emptied his beaker, threw it to the ground, and sprang to his horse.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Legends of All Nations » by Various
  • A beaker or small cask was in the meantime got ready with a line secured to it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • "I don't think so," he replied, regarding the beaker and not his answer.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • A sealing jar or even a tin cup will do instead of the beaker.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study » by Ontario Ministry of Education
  • His hands as they grasped the beaker seemed white and delicate.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai
  • After he had looked into the beaker of Nektanebus, he yielded to my will, but often with indignation.
  • Extract from : « Cleopatra, Complete » by Georg Ebers

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