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kayser

kayser noun: a unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.

Noun

kayser (plural kaysers)

  1. A unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.

Forms of kayser

pluralkaysers

Origin of kayser

Named after Heinrich Kayser.

Words formed from kayser

Questions about kayser

What does kayser mean?
Kayser means a unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.
What part of speech is kayser?
Kayser is a noun.
What is the plural of kayser?
The plural of kayser is kaysers.

Words near kayser in the dictionary

  1. kaypohing
  2. kaypohs
  3. Kayrilaw
  4. kays
  5. Kaysen
  6. kayser
  7. Kayser-Fleischer ring
  8. Kayser-Fleischer rings
  9. Kayseri
  10. kaysers
  11. Kaysite

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