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Plural of beaker

regular plural

The plural of beaker is beakers.

Forms of beaker

Singularbeaker /ˈbiːkə(ɹ)/
Pluralbeakers
Countablecountable

Beakers in a sentence

  • The beakers of mead spilled in huge puddles.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 30
  • 'We'll drink to a thanksome outcome o that,' said Lady Magdalen, and they raised their beakers.2011, Pat McIntosh, Counterfeit Madam. From the entry thanksome
  • There I encountered one of the best beakers of shandygaff in my experience.1920, Christopher Morley, “South Broad Street”, in Travels in Philadelphia. From the entry shandygaff
  • He turned the downstairs drawing room into a lab, installing a furnace, crucible, and fume hood, and stocking it with hundreds of beakers, flasks, pipes, and balances.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry crucible
  • Amberoid is employed in industrial uses, including the manufacture of test tubes, beakers, and insulating materials, as well as for many of the purposes for which natural amber is used.1948, United States Tariff Commission, Summaries of Tariff Information. From the entry amberoid

Meaning of beaker

  1. noun A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
  2. noun A drinking vessel without a handle.
  3. noun A mug.

Full definition of beaker

Questions about the plural of beaker

What is the plural of beaker?
The plural of beaker is beakers.
Is beaker countable?
Beaker is a countable noun.

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