English Explanatory Dictionary

weber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
name
  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from Weber (“weaver”).
  2. A locale in the United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Missouri; named for local merchant William Weber.
  4. An unincorporated community in Washington; named for early settler Jacob Weber.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
  6. A river in Utah, United States; running 201 km from the Uinta Mountains into the Great Salt Lake; named for fur trader and explorer John Henry Weber.
  7. A hamlet in Tararua district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, North Island, New Zealand; named for surveyor Charles H. Weber.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛbə/ /ˈveɪbə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weber.wav /ˈwɛbɚ/ /ˈveɪbɚ/ /ˈwɛbər/ /ˈwiːbər/ /ˈweɪbər/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Weber2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Weber3.wav

Word forms

weber webers

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber

Derived words

microweber Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome Osler-Rendu-Weber disease Osler-Weber-Rendu disease Parkes Weber syndrome Rendu-Osler-Weber disease Sturge-Weber syndrome weber Weber-Cockayne syndrome Weber contrast Weber County Weberian weberite Weber's corpuscle Weber's law Weber's line Weber test
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