Brücke

British  

/ ˈbrykə /

noun

1. a group of German Expressionist painters (1905–13), including Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1912 they exhibited with der Blaue Reiter

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Etymology

Origin of Brücke

German: literally, the bridge

Example Sentences

They addressed the Bezold- Brücke effect, in which increasing brightness can make a color appear to shift in hue.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Das Video, das wir unter der Brücke aufgenommen haben, zeigt die Evakuierung des verletzten Kollegen.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

Closer to the Mittlere Brücke bridge, the tiny Concierge Bar boasts just a half-dozen tables, bottles of obscure grappa and schnapps, and its own online arts magazine.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2014

At the start of the exhibition, the prints of Die Brücke — the Dresden group of disaffected architectural students led by Kirchner — alternate between nudes in landscapes and acrobatic dance-hall girls.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2011

Professor Brücke has given us the proportions which produce particles particularly suited to our present purpose.

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John