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  weber

  noun

  the standard unit of magnetic flux and magnetic pole strength in the International System of Units (SI), 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 8 maxwells. Wb
• Weber
  Weber

  noun

  Ernst Heinrich 1795–1878, German physiologist.

weber

¹ American  

[web-er, vey-ber] / ˈwɛb ər, ˈveɪ bər /

noun

Electricity.

1. the standard unit of magnetic flux and magnetic pole strength in the International System of Units (SI), 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 8 maxwells. Wb

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Weber ² American  

[vey-ber, vey-buhr, web-er] / ˈveɪ bər, ˈveɪ bər, ˈwɛb ər /

noun

1. Ernst Heinrich 1795–1878, German physiologist.

2. Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von 1786–1826, German pianist, conductor, and 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 Ernst Heinrich).

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Weber ¹ British  

/ ˈveːbər /

noun

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

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

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

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weber ² British  

/ ˈveɪbə /

noun

1.  Wb.  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 10 ⁸ maxwells

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Weber ¹ Scientific  

/ vā′bər /

1. German physiologist who is noted for his study of sensory response, particularly in the ear and the skin. He also demonstrated that the digestive juices are the specific products of glands.

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weber ² Scientific  

/ wĕb′ər,vā′bər /

1. The SI derived unit of magnetic flux. A magnetic flux of one weber, passing through a conducting loop and reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second, induces an electric potential of one volt in the loop. One weber is equal to one volt per second, or 10 ⁸ maxwells. The weber is named after German scientist Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804–1891).

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Etymology

Origin of weber

First recorded in 1875–80; named after W. E. Weber

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Weber

Weber has collaborated with some of the most prominent names in filmmaking, working as Terrence Malick’s primary editor for titles including “Badlands,” “Days of Heaven,” “The Thin Red Line,” and “The Tree of Life.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

It is a question that occupied Karl Marx and Max Weber and many others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Weber Pierson told the Times Monday that the amendments intended to help Midway Rising “haven’t crossed” the desk, meaning that the language hasn’t been inserted into Senate Bill 344.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

"We were able to identify numerous genes and signaling pathways that are temporarily activated during repair. They could serve as starting points in the future for influencing post-disease and -injury regeneration processes," Weber stresses.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

In an analogy that would prove all too apt, Max Weber likened the city to “a human being with his skin removed.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson