A cylindrical glass or plastic container used in laboratories, typically with a pouring lip, used for mixing, stirring, and heating chemicals.
The scientist carefully poured the solution into the beaker for the experiment.
A large drinking cup with a wide mouth, typically made of metal or plastic.
He drank his morning coffee from a large beaker.
In archaeology, a prehistoric pottery drinking vessel with a flared lip and rounded base, associated with the Beaker culture of the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
The excavation uncovered a finely decorated beaker characteristic of the Bell Beaker culture.