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(wĕb′ər, vā′bər)

n. Abbr. Wb

The SI-derived unit of magnetic flux, equal to the flux that produces an electromotive force of one volt in a conducting loop when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero within one second. See Table at measurement.

[After Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891), German physicist.]

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Weber

(German ˈveːbər)

1. (Biography) 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. (Biography) Ernst Heinrich (ɛrnst ˈhainrɪç). 1795–1878, German physiologist and anatomist. He introduced the psychological concept of the just noticeable difference between stimuli

3. (Biography) Max (maks). 1864–1920, German economist and sociologist, best known for The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904–05)

4. (Biography) Wilhelm Eduard (ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈeːduart). 1804–91, German physicist, who conducted research into electricity and magnetism

weber

(ˈveɪbə)

(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

[C20: named after W. E. Weber]

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web•er

(ˈwɛb ər, ˈveɪ bər)

n.

the SI unit of magnetic flux and magnetic pole strength, equal to a flux that produces an electromotive force of one volt in a single turn of wire when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero in a period of one second; 10⁸ maxwells. Abbr.: Wb

[1875–80; after W. E. Weber]

We•ber

(ˈveɪ bər for 1-3,5; ˈwɛb ər for 4 )

n.

1. Ernst Heinrich, 1795–1878, German physiologist.

2. Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von, 1786–1826, German composer.

3. Max, 1864–1920, German sociologist and political economist.

4. Max, 1881–1961, U.S. painter, born in Russia.

5. Wilhelm Eduard, 1804–91, German physicist (brother of E. H.).

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Noun	1.	weber - a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells Wb flux unit, magnetic flux unit - a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area maxwell, Mx - a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
	2.	Weber - German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891) Wilhelm Eduard Weber
	3.	Weber - United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961) Max Weber
	4.	Weber - German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920) Max Weber
	5.	Weber - German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826) Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, Carl Maria von Weber
	6.	Weber - German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878) E. H. Weber, Ernst Heinrich Weber

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Among other things, I hold painfully in mind a certain singular perversion and amplification of the wild air of the last waltz of Von Weber. From the paintings over which his elaborate fancy brooded, and which grew, touch by touch, into vagueness at which I shuddered the more thrillingly, because I shuddered knowing not why;--from these paintings (vivid as their images now are before me) I would in vain endeavour to educe more than a small portion which should lie within the compass of merely written words.

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