Weber (Noun)
Meaning 1
German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826).
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Meaning 2
German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878).
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Meaning 3
United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961).
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Meaning 4
German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891).
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Meaning 5
A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The magnetic flux through the coil was measured in webers to determine its strength.
- One weber is equivalent to one volt-second, making it a fundamental unit of measurement.
- The physicist carefully calibrated the equipment to measure the magnetic flux in webers.
- The magnetic field generated by the electromagnet was strong enough to produce a flux of several webers.
- The weber is named after Wilhelm Eduard Weber, a German physicist who made significant contributions to the study of electromagnetism.
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Meaning 6
German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920).
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