kayser

See also: Kayser

English

Etymology

Named after Heinrich Kayser.

Noun

kayser (plural kaysers)

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

Further reading

Wavenumber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Arksey, karsey, skeary

Middle English

Alternative forms

caisare, caiser, caisoure, cayser, caysere, kaiser, kaisere, keiser

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of casere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkæi̯zər/

Noun

kayser (plural kayseres, dative kaysere)

An emperor (the ruler of an empire; a supreme ruler)
Synonym: emperour

Descendants

⇒ English: Kaiser, kaiser
- → Scots: Kaiser

References

“cāsere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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