How to pronounce beaker
American English pronunciation
BEE-ker
- IPA
- /ˈbikɚ/
- Syllables
- BEE · ker (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What beaker means
A glass cup with a spout, used in science labs
In a sentence: Our teacher poured blue water into a beaker.
Where it comes from: It came into English from an Old Norse word for a cup. Where that word came from is disputed.
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