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weber: Meaning and Definition of

web•er

Pronunciation: (web'ur, vā'bur), [key]
— n. Elect.
  1. 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; 10 maxwells. Abbr.: Wb

We•ber

Pronunciation: (vā'bur or, Ger., vā'bur for 1–3, 5 web'ur for 4), [key]
— n.
  1. 1795–1878, German physiologist.
  2. 1786–1826, German pianist, conductor, and composer.
  3. 1864–1920, German sociologist and political economist.
  4. 1881–1961, U.S. painter, born in Russia.
  5. 1804–91, German physicist (brother of Ernst Heinrich).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
webby Weberian apparatus
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