brewster
See also: Brewster
English
editEtymology 1
editAfter David Brewster.
Noun
editbrewster (plural brewsters)
- (optics) A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10−12 m2/N or 10−12 Pa-1. Symbol: B.
Etymology 2
editCirca 1300, from Middle English brewestere; equivalent to brew + -ster.
Noun
editbrewster (plural brewsters)
Middle English
editNoun
editbrewster
- Alternative form of brewestere
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