beaker

• Sustantivo que designa un recipiente de fondo plano, generalmente de vidrio o plástico, usado en laboratorios para contener, mezclar o calentar líquidos; también puede referirse a una taza sin asa.

A noun referring to a flat-bottomed container, typically made of glass or plastic, used in laboratories for holding, mixing, or heating liquids, or a cup without a handle.

1. Laboratory containerB1formalscientific

   A flat-bottomed cylindrical container made of glass or plastic, used in laboratories for mixing, heating, and measuring liquids.

   Vaso de precipitados

   • The chemist poured the solution into a glass beaker.
   • She heated the beaker over a Bunsen burner.
   • The beaker was marked with measurement lines.

2. Drinking cupB2formalbritish

   A large cup or drinking vessel, typically without a handle, used for beverages.

   Vaso grande sin asa

   • He drank his morning coffee from a ceramic beaker.
   • The children were given plastic beakers for their juice.
   • She filled the beaker with water from the tap.

   Sinónimoscupglasstumbler