brewster

See also: Brewster

English

Etymology 1

After David Brewster.

Noun

brewster (plural brewsters)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

brewster (plural brewsters)

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

Middle English

Noun

brewster

1. Alternative form of brewestere