Baron Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von ( karl maˈriːa ˈfriːdrɪç ɛrnst fɔn ). 1786–1826, German composer and conductor. His three romantic operas are Der Freischütz (1821), Euryanthe (1823), and Oberon (1826) Ernst Heinrich ( ɛrnst ˈhainrɪç ). 1795–1878, German physiologist and anatomist. He introduced the psychological concept of the just noticeable difference between stimuli Max ( maks ). 1864–1920, German economist and sociologist, best known for The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904–05) Wilhelm Eduard ( ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈeːduart ). 1804–91, German physicist, who conducted research into electricity and magnetism
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web•er
(web′ər, vā′bər),USA pronunciation n. [Elect.]
We•ber (vā′bər or, Ger., vā′bər for 1–3, 5; web′ər for 4),USA pronunciation n.
- Electricitythe SI unit of magnetic flux and magnetic pole strength, equal to a flux that produces an electromotive force of one volt in a single turn of wire when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero in a period of one second;
108 maxwells. Abbr.: Wb
- named after west, western. English. Weber 1875–80
We•ber (vā′bər or, Ger., vā′bər for 1–3, 5; web′ər for 4),USA pronunciation n.
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the derived SI unit of magnetic flux; the flux that, when linking a circuit of one turn, produces in it an emf of 1 volt as it is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second. 1 weber is equivalent to 108 maxwells
Symbol: Wb
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