weber

Noun
Synonyms: WbWeberWilhelm Eduard WeberMax WeberCarl Maria von WeberBaron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von WeberE. H. WeberErnst Heinrich Weber

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwellsSynonyms: Wb
  2. German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)Synonyms: WeberWilhelm Eduard Weber
  3. United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)Synonyms: WeberMax Weber
  4. German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)Synonyms: WeberMax Weber
  5. German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)Synonyms: WeberCarl Maria von WeberBaron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
  6. German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)Synonyms: WeberE. H. WeberErnst Heinrich Weber
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Weber \We"ber\, n. [From the name of Professor Weber, a German electrician.] (Elec.) The standard unit of electrical quantity, and also of current. See Coulomb, and Amp?re. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Coulomb \Cou`lomb"\ (k??`l?n"), n. [From Coulomb, a French physicist and electrican.] (Physics) The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantity transferred by one amp[`e]re in one second. Formerly called weber. [1913 Webster]
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