Beaker
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Beaker may refer to:
- Beaker (drinkware)Beaker (drinkware)A beaker is a beverage container, and a term used in parts of the UK. A beaker is typically a non-disposable plastic or ceramic cup or mug without a handle, much like a laboratory beaker....
, a beverage container - Beaker (glassware)Beaker (glassware)A beaker is a simple container for stirring, mixing and heating liquids commonly used in many laboratories. Beakers are generally cylindrical in shape, with a flat bottom. Most also have a small spout to aid pouring as shown in the picture...
, or "laboratory beaker", a glass object used for holding fluids and chemicals in a laboratory setting. - Beaker (archaeology)Beaker (archaeology)A beaker is a small ceramic or metal drinking vessel shaped to be held in the hands. Archaeologists identify several different types including the butt beaker, the claw beaker and the rough-cast beaker, however when used alone the term usually refers to the pottery cups associated with the European...
, a prehistoric drinking vessel - Beaker cultureBeaker cultureThe Bell-Beaker culture , ca. 2400 – 1800 BC, is the term for a widely scattered cultural phenomenon of prehistoric western Europe starting in the late Neolithic or Chalcolithic running into the early Bronze Age...
, the archaeological culture often called the Beaker people - Beaker (musician)Beaker (musician)Beaker is a pseudonym for David Strasser, a Christian songwriter and musician well-known for his collaborations with artist Rich Mullins. He received his nickname as a young man, when friends said he looked like Beaker the Muppet....
, the Contemporary Christian Music songwriter, musician, and Rich Mullins collaborator - Beaker (Muppet)Beaker (Muppet)Beaker is a Muppet character from The Muppet Show. He is the shy, long-suffering assistant of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and is likewise named for a piece of laboratory equipment, although his shape more closely resembles an Erlenmeyer flask....
, the hapless assistant of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew on The Muppet Show