brewster

Meaning

Noun

  • A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10−12 m2</sup>/N or 10−12 Pa-1. Symbol: B.
  • A female brewer.
  • A brewer (of either sex).

Origin

  • After David Brewster.
  • Circa 1300, from Middle English brewester; equivalent to brew + -ster.

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