Definition of Gilbert

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

Exact synonyms: Gb, Gi
Generic synonyms: Magnetomotive Force Unit

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

3. Noun. English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603).
Exact synonyms: William Gilbert
Generic synonyms: Doc, Doctor, Dr., Md, Medico, Physician, Physicist

4. Noun. English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583).
Exact synonyms: Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Generic synonyms: Navigator

5. Noun. United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934).
Exact synonyms: Cass Gilbert
Generic synonyms: Architect, Designer

Definition of Gilbert

1. a unit of magnetomotive force [n -S]

Medical Definition of Gilbert

1. The unit of magnetomotive force or magnetic potential. Origin: W. Gilbert, English physicist, 1544-1603 (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gilbert

gigot
gigots
gigs
gigue
gigues
GIH
Gikuyu
Gil-Vernet operation
Gila
gilas
Gila Desert
gila monster
Gila monster
Gila River
gilbert (current term)
Gilbert
gilbert's disease
Gilbert's syndrome
Gilbertian
gilberts
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert Charles Stuart
Gilbert Islands
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Gilbert Murray
Gilbert Stuart
Gilchrist's disease
Gilchrist's mycosis
gilcup

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