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gilbert

noun

1 gilbert

A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.

synonyms: Gb, Gi.

Polish: gilbert, Gb

2 Gilbert

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

synonyms: Sir William Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert.

3 Gilbert

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

synonym: William Gilbert.

Polish: William Gilbert, Gilbert

4 Gilbert

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

synonyms: Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert.

5 Gilbert

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

synonym: Cass Gilbert.


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