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weber

/ˈwɛbɚ/

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What does weber mean?

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.

proper noun

  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from Weber (“weaver”).
  2. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Missouri; named for local merchant William Weber.
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proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Washington; named for early settler Jacob Weber.
  2. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
  3. 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.
  4. A hamlet in Tararua district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, North Island, New Zealand; named for surveyor Charles H. Weber.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈwɛbɚ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈveɪbɚ/
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The 'mechanism of walking in mankind' was another study, undertaken in conjunction with his younger brother, Edward Weber.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979
Weber and Senefelder both laid claim to the invention of lithography, though it was merely an old German art revived.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
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Fishes are, of course, unable to live in it, and those which descend through the Jordan, the Weber, and other streams soon perish.
Jules VerneAround the World in Eighty DaysTranslated by George M. (George Makepeace) TowleProject Gutenberg ebook #103
"Bear River's flooding the hull kintry up Weber Ca¤on way," growls another.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136
Weber made the earliest experiments, later verified by Fechner, showing that the sensation of weight differs a great deal on different portions of the skin.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320