brewster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.
noun
  1. A female brewer.
  2. A brewer (of either sex).
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation. An English and Scottish occupational surname for a brewer of ale.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
  4. A tiny city in Thomas County, Kansas.
  5. A town and census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; named after Mayflower passenger William Brewster.
  6. A tiny city in Nobles County, Minnesota.
  7. A small village, the county seat of Blaine County, Nebraska.
  8. A village in Putnam County, New York.
  9. A village in Stark County, Ohio.
  10. A small city in Okanogan County, Washington.
  11. A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹustɚ/

Word forms

brewster brewsters

Etymology

After David Brewster.

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