Fechner
[ fekh-nuhr ]
/ ˈfɛx nər /
Save This Word!
noun
Gus·tav The·o·dor [goos-tahf -tey-aw-dawr], /ˈgʊs tɑf ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/, 1801–87, German physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Words nearby Fechner
fecaloid, fecaloma, fecaluria, fecal vomiting, feces, Fechner, Fechner-Weber law, fecht, fecit, feck, fecking
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for Fechner
British Dictionary definitions for Fechner
Fechner
/ (German ˈfɛçnər) /
noun
Gustav Theodor (ˈɡʊstaf ˈteːodoːr). 1801–87, German physicist, philosopher, and psychologist, noted particularly for his work on psychophysics, Elemente der Psychophysik (1860)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for Fechner
Fechner
[ fĕk′nər, fĕKH′- ]
German psychologist and physicist who studied the relationship between strength of stimulus and intensity of sensation, thereby founding psychophysics.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.