Main Entry:

we·ber

Pronunciation:

\ˈwe-bər, ˈvā-bər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Wilhelm E. Weber †1891 German physicist

Date:

1891

: the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of magnetic flux equal to that flux which in linking a circuit of one turn produces in it an electromotive force of one volt as the flux is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second : 10⁸ maxwells