WEBER

Weber, E. H. Weber, Ernst Heinrich Weber

(noun) German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)

Weber, Carl Maria von Weber, Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber

(noun) German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)

Weber, Max Weber

(noun) German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)

Weber, Max Weber

(noun) United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)

Weber, Wilhelm Eduard Weber

(noun) German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)

weber, Wb

(noun) a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber

Noun

weber (plural webers)

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.

Anagrams

• Webre

Proper noun

Weber

A German occupational surname from Weber (“weaver”).

A locale in United States.

An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant William Weber.

An unincorporated community in Washington; named for early settler Jacob Weber.

An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

A river in Utah, United States; running 201 km from the Uinta Mountains into the Great Salt Lake; named for fur trader and explorer John Henry Weber.

A hamlet in North Island, New Zealand; named for surveyor Charles H. Weber.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Weber is the 283rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 109,433 individuals. Weber is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Webre

Source: Wiktionary


We"ber, n. Etym: [From the name of Professor Weber, a German electrician.] (Elec.)

Definition: The standard unit of electrical quantity, and also of current. See Coulomb, and Amp. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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