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weber definition

weber (web′ər, vā′bər)

noun

the basic unit of magnetic flux in the SI and MKS systems, equal to one hundred million (10) maxwells: abbrev. Wb

Etymology: after Wilhelm Eduard Weber

Weber definition

We·ber (vā′bər; for 4, web′ər)

  1. Weber, Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von (kärl mä rē′ä fō̂n) 1786-1826; Ger. composer
  2. (vā′bər)
    Weber, Ernst Heinrich (ernst hīn′riH) 1795-1878; Ger. physiologist & anatomist
  3. ()
    Weber, Max (mäks) 1864-1920; Ger. sociologist & economist
  4. ()
    Weber, Max (maks) 1881-1961; U.S. painter, born in Russia
  5. (vā′bər; for 4, web′ər)
    Weber, Wilhelm Eduard (vil′helm′ ā′do̵̅o̅ ärt′) 1804-91; Ger. physicist: brother of Ernst

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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