Brix
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English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪks
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Brix (plural Brixes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brix is the 35622nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 631 individuals. Brix is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.
Etymology 2
From Adolf Ferdinand Wenceslaus Brix, a German chemist.
Noun
Brix
- 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.
Related terms
- Synonym: Brix scale
See also
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brix”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.