BEAKER


Meaning of BEAKER in English

■ noun Brit. a tall plastic drinking container.

↘a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use.

↘ archaic a large drinking container with a wide mouth.

Origin

ME: from ON bikarr , perh. based on Gk bikos 'drinking bowl'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.