Weber

/ˈwɛbər/
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Other forms: Webers

Definitions of Weber
  1. noun
    German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)
    synonyms: Max Weber
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    sociologist
    a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
  2. noun
    United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)
    synonyms: Max Weber
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    example of:
    painter
    an artist who paints
  3. noun
    German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)
    synonyms: Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, Carl Maria von Weber
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    composer
    someone who composes music as a profession
    conductor, director, music director
    the person who leads a musical group
  4. noun
    German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)
    synonyms: E. H. Weber, Ernst Heinrich Weber
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    example of:
    physiologist
    a scientist who studies how living organisms function
  5. noun
    German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)
    synonyms: Wilhelm Eduard Weber
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    physicist
    a scientist trained in physics
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