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brewster

/ˈbɹustɚ/

brewster noun: a unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.

Noun (1)

brewster (plural brewsters)

  1. A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.

Noun (2)

brewster (plural brewsters)

  1. (archaic) A female brewer.
  2. (Scotland, UK) A brewer (of either sex).

Proper noun capitalized: Brewster

Brewster

  1. A surname originating as an occupation. An English and Scottish occupational surname for a brewer of ale.
  2. A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
  3. A tiny city in Thomas County, Kansas.
  4. A town and census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; named after Mayflower passenger William Brewster.
  5. A tiny city in Nobles County, Minnesota.
  6. A small village, the county seat of Blaine County, Nebraska.
  7. A village in Putnam County, New York.
  8. A village in Stark County, Ohio.
  9. A small city in Okanogan County, Washington.
  10. A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.

brewster meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

brewster in Hindi

ब्रूस्टर, ब्रुस्टर

brewster in Tamil

சாராயம் காய்ச்சுபவர்

brewster in Marathi

ब्रुस्टर

brewster in Bengali

ব্রুস্টার, ব্রিউস্টার, ব্রুইস্টার
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brewster in Telugu
బ్రూస్టర్
brewster in Malayalam
ബ്രൂസ്റ്റർ
brewster in Kannada
ಬ್ರೂಸ್ಟರ್
brewster in Punjabi
ਬਰੂਸਟਰ
brewster in Gujarati
બ્રુસ્ટર
brewster in Odia
ବ୍ରୁଷ୍ଟର, ବ୍ରୁଷ୍ଟର୍, ବ୍ର୍ଯ଼ୁଷ୍ଟର୍
brewster in Nepali
ब्रुस्टर, ब्रूस्टर, ब्र्युस्टर

Forms of brewster

pluralbrewsters

Origin of brewster

After David Brewster.

Circa 1300, from Middle English brewestere; equivalent to brew + -ster.

Words formed from brewster

Questions about brewster

What does brewster mean?
Brewster means a unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.
What is brewster in Hindi?
Brewster in Hindi is ब्रूस्टर, ब्रुस्टर. See Brewster meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is brewster?
Brewster can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce brewster?
Brewster is pronounced /ˈbɹustɚ/.
What is the plural of brewster?
The plural of brewster is brewsters.

Words near brewster in the dictionary

  1. brews up
  2. brewski
  3. brewskies
  4. brewskis
  5. brewsky
  6. brewster
  7. Brewster angle
  8. Brewster County
  9. Brewster's angle
  10. Brewster's angles
  11. Brewster's booby

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brewster (page history and authors); Brewster (page history and authors); brewster (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); brewster (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brewster (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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