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Brewster's law

Brewster's law proper noun: the equation that defines Brewster's angle.

Proper noun

Brewster's law

  1. The equation that defines Brewster's angle.

Origin of Brewster's law

Named after the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster (1781–1868).

Questions about Brewster's law

What does Brewster's law mean?
Brewster's law means the equation that defines Brewster's angle.
What part of speech is Brewster's law?
Brewster's law is a proper noun.

Words near Brewster's law in the dictionary

  1. Brewster angle
  2. Brewster County
  3. Brewster's angle
  4. Brewster's angles
  5. Brewster's booby
  6. Brewster's law
  7. brewsterite
  8. brewsters
  9. Brewton
  10. Brewtons
  11. brewup

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