name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Brix
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rhymes with -ɪks
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CMU ARPABET: B R IH1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A measure (in degrees) of the amount of dissolved solids in a liquid via its specific gravity; used especially to measure dissolved sugar in fruit juice and wine.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Brix.
From Adolf Ferdinand Wenceslaus Brix, a German chemist.