noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/pɪˈpɛt/
US:pī-pĕtʹ
US:/paɪˈpɛt/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɛt
CMU ARPABET:P AY2 P EH1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
