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Gilbert

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Noun

1. gb, gi, gilbert

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

2. gilbert, sir william gilbert, william gilbert, william s. gilbert, william schwenk gilbert

a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)

3. gilbert, william gilbert

English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)

4. gilbert, humphrey gilbert, sir humphrey gilbert

English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)

5. cass gilbert, gilbert

United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gilbert

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noun
1. 
Grove Karl. 1843–1918, US geologist who pioneered the study of river development and valley erosion
2. 
Sir Humphrey. ?1539–83, English navigator: founded the colony at St John's, Newfoundland (1583)
3. 
William. 1540–1603, English physician and physicist, noted for his study of terrestrial magnetism in De Magnete (1600)
4. 
Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck). 1836–1911, English dramatist, humorist, and librettist. He collaborated (1871–96) with Arthur Sullivan on the famous series of comic operettas, including The Pirates of Penzance (1879), Iolanthe (1882), and The Mikado (1885)
noun
a unit of magnetomotive force; the magnetomotive force resulting from the passage of 4π abamperes through one turn of a coil. 1 gilbert is equivalent to 10⁄4π = 0.795 775 ampere-turn
. Symbols: Gb, Gi

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Gilbert

see synonyms of gilbert
noun
a masculine name: dim. Gil
1. 
Cass (kæs ) ; kas) 1859-1934; U.S. architect
2. 
Sir Humphrey1539?-83; Eng. navigator and colonizer in North America
3. 
William1544?-1603; Eng. physician & scientist
4. 
Sir William Schwenck (ʃwɛŋk ) ; shweŋk) 1836-1911; Eng. humorous poet & librettist: collaborated with Sir Arthur Sullivan in writing comic operas
noun
the basic unit of magnetomotive force in the CGS system, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
abbrev. Gb

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gilbert

see synonyms of gilbert
American architect whose design of the 60-story Woolworth Building in New York City (1913) greatly influenced the development of the skyscraper.
n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 10/4 π ampere-turn.
British playwright and lyricist known for a series of comic operas, including H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Pirates of Penzance (1879), written with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan.
English physician to Queen Elizabeth I who is noted for his studies of electricity and magnetism.
American molecular biologist. He shared a 1980 Nobel Prize for his work in sequencing DNA molecules.
English navigator who urged exploration for the Northwest Passage, established in Newfoundland (1583) the first English colony in North America, and was lost at sea during a homeward voyage.

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