weber

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsWb

   Broaderflux unit

   Partsmaxwell
2. 2.

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

   SynonymsWilhelm Eduard Weber

   Broaderphysicist
3. 3.

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

   SynonymsMax Weber

   Broaderpainter
4. 4.

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

   SynonymsMax Weber

   Broadersociologist
5. 5.

   German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)

   SynonymsCarl Maria von WeberBaron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber

   Broaderconductorcomposer
6. 6.

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

   SynonymsE. H. WeberErnst Heinrich Weber

   Broaderphysiologist

Other forms of weber

plural

webers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about weber

What does weber mean?

weber means "a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in weber?

weber has 2 syllables: web-er. The stress falls on "web". In IPA it is /ˈwɛbɚ/.

What is another word for weber?

Close synonyms include Wb, Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Max Weber, Max Weber, Carl Maria von Weber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is weber a common word?

weber is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.