# brewster

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,149

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

## Etymology
After David Brewster.

## Easily confused with
- **browser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brewster-vs-browser)
- **brewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brewer-vs-brewster)
- **breasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breasted-vs-brewster)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbrewster`, `berwster`, `breswter`, `brewsetr`, `brewsster`, `brewsterr`, `brewstre`, `brewstter`, `brewtser`, `brewwster`, `brrewster`, `brwester`, `rbewster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brewster