beaker — noun Etymology: Middle English biker, from Old Norse bikarr, probably from Old Saxon bikeri, from Medieval Latin bicarium Date: 14th century 1. a large drinking cup that has a wide mouth and is sometimes supported on a standard 2. a deep … New Collegiate Dictionary
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beaker — /bee keuhr/, n. 1. a large drinking cup or glass with a wide mouth. 2. contents of a beaker: consuming a beaker of beer at one gulp. 3. a flat bottomed cylindrical container, usually with a pouring lip, esp. one used in a laboratory. adj. 4. (cap … Universalium
bicchiere — bic·chiè·re s.m. FO 1a. piccolo recipiente, spec. di vetro, usato per portare le bevande alla bocca: bicchiere a calice, un servizio di bicchieri di cristallo; bicchiere da acqua, da vino, da birra, da cognac 1b. la quantità di liquido contenuta… … Dizionario italiano
biker — (angl.) [pron. báĭcăr] s. m., pl. bikeri Trimis de Laura ana, 14.03.2008. Sursa: DOOM 2 … Dicționar Român
beaker — bea|ker [ˈbi:kə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: bikarr, probably from Old Saxon bikeri, from Medieval Latin bicarius; PITCHER] 1.) BrE a drinking cup with straight sides and no handle, usually made of plastic 2.) a glass cup with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beaker — [14] The immediate source of beaker was Old Norse bikarr. It is widespread in the West Germanic languages (German has becher, for instance), and it seems likely that Old Norse acquired it from Old Saxon bikeri. But it was borrowed into… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Becher — Sm std. (11. Jh.), mhd. becher, ahd. behhari, as. bikeri Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ml. bicarium n., älter bacarium n. Weingefäß, Wassergefäß, Becher unklarer Herkunft. Aus dem Niederdeutschen sind entlehnt lett. bik̨eris und anord. bikarr (aus… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
