breit

Breit is a German adjective meaning wide or broad. It is used to describe the physical width of objects as well as more abstract breadth. In German grammar, breit forms comparative and superlative forms such as breiter and am breitesten, and it combines with many nouns to form compounds. Common examples include breitband (broadband), Breitseite (broadside), and Breite (width).

Breit is also a surname of German origin. In scientific and academic contexts, the name appears in terms such as the Breit–Wigner distribution, a probability distribution used to model resonances in particle physics and quantum mechanics. This distribution is named after physicists with the surname Breit and Wigner and is widely employed to describe the shape of resonance peaks. The surname also appears in other physics-related terms, including references to frames or formalisms named after individuals bearing the Breit name.

In broader usage, Breit appears primarily in German-language texts as part of everyday vocabulary and compound nouns. Outside German, the word does not function as a standard term and is usually encountered only in specialized or linguistic contexts when discussing German language, etymology, or the Breit–Wigner concept in physics.