Associations to the word «Weber»

Wiktionary

WEBER, noun. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb
WEBER, proper noun. An occupational surname​.

Dictionary definition

WEBER, noun. A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells.
WEBER, noun. German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891).
WEBER, noun. United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961).
WEBER, noun. German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920).
WEBER, noun. German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826).
WEBER, noun. German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley