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weber

we·ber

UK/ˈwɛbər/ US/ˈwiːbər/ uncommon

noun

1.

a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells

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2.

German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)

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3.

United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)

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4.

German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)

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German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)

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Origin

Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber

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  • Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome
  • Osler-Rendu-Weber disease
  • Osler-Weber-Rendu disease
  • Parkes Weber syndrome
  • Rendu-Osler-Weber disease
  • Sturge-Weber syndrome
  • Weber contrast
  • Weber-Cockayne syndrome

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