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WEBB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)

Synonyms:

First Baron Passfield; Sidney James Webb; Sidney Webb; Webb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)

sociologist (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)

Holonyms ("Webb" is a member of...):

Fabian Society (an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)

Synonyms:

Beatrice Webb; Martha Beatrice Potter Webb; Webb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Credits

 Context examples: 

In the coming years, there will be a launch of new telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and it will be able to detect atmospheric components of the exoplanets and show what's happening on the surface.

(Searching for Life on Wolf 1061 Exoplanet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

With next-generation tools like NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch in 2021, scientists might produce the first detailed chemical profiles of exoplanet atmospheres, and it's possible that some of those first subjects will be hot Jupiters.

(Cooking up Alien Atmospheres on Earth, NASA)

He and his colleagues will use Webb’s spectroscopic instruments to learn more about the chemical elements and compounds in those clouds.

(NASA’s Webb Telescope to Investigate Mysterious Brown Dwarfs, NASA)

Webb will probe deeper into the planetary atmospheres, searching for heavier gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water and oxygen.

(New Clues to TRAPPIST-1 Planet Compositions, Atmospheres, NASA)

Observations from future telescopes, including NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, will help determine the full composition of these atmospheres and hunt for potential biosignatures, such as carbon dioxide and ozone, in addition to water vapor and methane.

(Hubble Telescope Makes First Atmospheric Study of Earth-Sized Exoplanets, NASA)

These observations could lay groundwork for future exoplanet exploration with Webb, including which worlds could support life.

(NASA’s Webb Telescope to Investigate Mysterious Brown Dwarfs, NASA)

Webb’s infrared instruments will be capable of detecting the types of molecules in the atmospheres of exoplanets by seeing which elements are absorbing light as the planet passes in front of its star, a scientific technique known as transit spectroscopy.

(NASA’s Webb Telescope to Investigate Mysterious Brown Dwarfs, NASA)

Several research teams will use Webb to explore the mysterious nature of brown dwarfs, looking for insight into both star formation and exoplanet atmospheres, and the hazy territory in-between where the brown dwarf itself exists.

(NASA’s Webb Telescope to Investigate Mysterious Brown Dwarfs, NASA)