kayser
See also: Kayser
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after Heinrich Kayser.
Noun edit
kayser (plural kaysers)
- A unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.
Further reading edit
- Wavenumber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of casere.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kayser (plural kayseres, dative kaysere)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “cāsere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.