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weber

/ˈwɛbə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about weber at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells.
  2. German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891).
  3. United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961).

Origin

Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber

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