We·ber (v  b r), Ernst Heinrich 1795-1878. German physiologist and psychologist who studied sensory response and is considered a founder of experimental psychology. |
| Weber, Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von 1786-1826. German composer who is considered the founder of German romantic opera. His works include Der Freischütz (1821). |
| We·ber 1 (vbr), Max 1864-1920. German sociologist and a pioneer of the modern analytical method of sociology. His works include The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904-1905). |
We·ber 2 (w br), Max 1881-1961. Russian-born American painter whose abstract works helped introduce the European avant-garde movements of the early 20th century to American art. |
| web·er (wbr, vbr) n. Abbr. Wb The International System unit of magnetic flux, equal to the flux that produces in a circuit of one turn an electromotive force of one volt, when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero within one second. See Table at measurement. [After Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891), German physicist.] |
weber [ˈveɪbə]
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the derived SI unit of magnetic flux; the flux that, when linking a circuit of one turn, produces in it an emf of 1 volt as it is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second. 1 weber is equivalent to 108 maxwells Symbol Wb
[named after Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-91), German physicist]
Weber (German) [ˈveːbər]
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1. (Biographies / Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von (1786-1826) M, German, MUSIC: composer, MUSIC: conductor) Baron Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von (karl maˈriːa ˈfriːdrɪç ɛrnst fɔn). 1786-1826, German composer and conductor. His three romantic operas are Der Freischütz (1821), Euryanthe (1823), and Oberon (1826)
2. (Biographies / Weber, Ernst Heinrich (1795-1878) M, German, SCIENCE: physiologist, MEDICINE: anatomist) Ernst Heinrich (ɛrnst ˈhainrɪç). 1795-1878, German physiologist and anatomist. He introduced the psychological concept of the just noticeable difference between stimuli
3. (Biographies / Weber, Max (1864-1920) M, German, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, SOCIAL SCIENCE: sociologist) Max (maks). 1864-1920, German economist and sociologist, best known for The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904-05)
4. (Biographies / Weber, Wilhelm Eduard (1804-1891) M, German, SCIENCE: physicist) Wilhelm Eduard (ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈeːduart), brother of Ernst Heinrich Weber. 1804-91, German physicist, who conducted research into electricity and magnetism
| weber (wbr, vbr) The SI derived unit of magnetic flux. A magnetic flux of one weber, passing through a conducting loop and reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second, induces an electric potential of one volt in the loop. One weber is equal to one volt per second, or 108 maxwells. The weber is named after German scientist Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891). |
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| Noun | 1. |  weber - a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwellsflux unit, magnetic flux unit - a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area |
| 2. | Weber - German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891) | |
| 3. | Weber - United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961) | |
| 4. | Weber - German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920) | |
| 5. |  Weber - German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826) | |
| 6. | Weber - German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878) |
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