petri dish
petri dish meaning
A petri dish with a culture growing in it. It stands for biology, microbiology and laboratory work. Figuratively it means an environment where something breeds — a petri dish for bad ideas is a common and rather good metaphor. It appears in science and, since 2020, in a great many public-health contexts as well.
Meaning
A petri dish with a culture growing in it. It stands for biology, microbiology and laboratory work. Figuratively it means an environment where something breeds — a petri dish for bad ideas is a common and rather good metaphor. It appears in science and, since 2020, in a great many public-health contexts as well.
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How to use it
- A petri dish for bad ideas 🧫
- Culturing samples in the lab 🧫
- That group chat is a petri dish 🧫
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | petribakkie |
| አማርኛ | የፔትሪ ዲሽ |
| العربية | صحفة بتري |
| অসমীয়া | পেট্ৰি ডিশ্ব |
| azərbaycan | Petri qabı |
| башҡорт | Петри сынаяғы |
| беларуская | чашка Петры |
| български | блюдо на Петри |
| বাংলা | পেট্রি ডিশ |
| bosanski | petri jelo |
| català | placa de Petri |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏩᎾᏬᏍᏒ ᏒᏙᏂ ᎤᎸᏌᏗ |
| čeština | Petriho miska |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | петри чашки |
| Cymraeg | dysgl petri |
| Deutsch | Petrischale |
| dolnoserbšćina | Petrijowa šklicka |
| Ελληνικά | τρυβλίο καλλιέργειας |
| English | petri dish |
| español | placa de petri |
| eesti | Petri tass |
| euskara | Petriren kaxa |
| فارسی | ظرف کشت |
| suomi | petrimalja |
| Filipino | petri dish |
| føroyskt | petriskál |
| français | boîte de pétri |
| Gaeilge | mias Petri |
| Gàidhlig | soitheach Petri |
| galego | placa de Petri |
| ગુજરાતી | પેટ્રી ડિશ |
| Hausa | tasar petri |
| עברית | צלחת פטרי |
| हिन्दी | पेट्री डिश |
| hrvatski | petrijeva zdjelica |
| hornjoserbšćina | Petrijowa škleńca |
| magyar | Petri-csésze |
| հայերեն | Պետրիի պնակ |
| Indonesia | cawan petri |
| íslenska | petrískál |
| italiano | piastra di Petri |
| 日本語 | ペトリ皿 |
| Jawa | cawan petri |
| ქართული | პეტრის თასი |
| қазақ тілі | Петри ыдысы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | پەتري ىدىسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ចានបណ្ដុះកោសិកា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೆಟ್ರಿ ಡಿಶ್ |
| 한국어 | 페트리 접시 |
| कोंकणी | पेट्री डीश |
| кыргызча | Петри идиши |
| ລາວ | ຖ້ວຍບັນຈຸທາດຫ້ອງທົດລອງ |
| lietuvių | petri lėkštelė |
| latviešu | Petri trauks |
| македонски | петриев сад |
| മലയാളം | പെട്രി ഡിഷ് |
| монгол | петрийн аяга |
| मराठी | पेट्री डिश |
| Melayu | piring petri |
| မြန်မာ | ဓာတ်ခွဲခန်းသုံး ဖန်ပြားခွက် |
| नेपाली | पेट्री डिस |
| Nederlands | petrischaal |
| norsk | petriskål |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପେଟ୍ରି ଡିସ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੈਟਰੀ ਡਿਸ਼ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Pẹ́trí Plet |
| polski | płytka Petriego |
| پښتو | پيټري ډش |
| português | placa de Petri |
| rumantsch | cuppina da Petri |
| română | vas Petri |
| русский | чашка Петри |
| سنڌي | پيٽري ڊش |
| တႆး | ၵွၵ်းၵႅဝ်ႈဢွၼ်ႇ ဢၼ်ၸႂ်ႉၼႂ်း ႁွင်ႈၽႃႇထၢတ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | පෙට්ට්රි දීසිය |
| slovenčina | Petriho miska |
| slovenščina | petrijevka |
| Soomaali | saxan wax laga dhex arki karo |
| shqip | lamelë |
| српски | петријева шоља |
| srpski | petrijeva šolja |
| svenska | petriskål |
| Kiswahili | chombo cha kupondea |
| தமிழ் | பெட்ரி டிஷ் |
| తెలుగు | పెట్రి డిష్ |
| ไทย | จานเพาะเชื้อ |
| ትግርኛ | ፔትሪ ዲሽ |
| türkmen dili | petri çaşkasy |
| lea fakatonga | tisi kemi |
| Türkçe | petri kabı |
| українська | чашка Петрі |
| اردو | پیٹری ڈش |
| o‘zbek | petri idishi |
| Tiếng Việt | đĩa petri |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ounje |
| 粵語 | 培養皿 |
| 粤语 | 培养皿 |
| 中文 | 培养皿 |
| 繁體中文 | 培養皿 |
| isiZulu | petri dish |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9EB
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :petri_dish:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the petri dish emoji (🧫) mean?
- A petri dish with a culture growing in it. It stands for biology, microbiology and laboratory work. Figuratively it means an environment where something breeds — a petri dish for bad ideas is a common and rather good metaphor. It appears in science and, since 2020, in a great many public-health contexts as well.
- How do you type the petri dish emoji?
- Copy the petri dish emoji 🧫 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the petri dish emoji in?
- The petri dish emoji belongs to the Objects category.