gilbert
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noun \ˈgil-bərt\Definition of GILBERT
: the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 10÷4π ampere-turn
Origin of GILBERT
William Gilbert
First Known Use: 1893
Gil·bert
biographical name \ˈgil-bərt\Definition of GILBERT
Cass 1859–1934 Am. architect
Gilbert
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Sir Humphrey ca 1539–1583 Eng. navigator
Gilbert
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William 1540–1603 Eng. physician & physicist
Gilbert
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Sir William Schwenck 1836–1911 Eng. librettist & poet
— Gil·bert·ian \ˌgil-ˈbər-tē-ən\ adjective
Gil·bert
geographical name \ˈgil-bərt\Definition of GILBERT
town SW cen Arizona SE of Mesa pop 109,697
gil·bert
noun \ˈgil-bərt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GILBERT
: the cgs unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 5/(2π) or about 0.794 ampere-turn
Biographical Note for GILBERT
Gilbert, William (1544–1603), British physician and physicist. Gilbert was the foremost scientist in Elizabethan England and was physician to the Queen. He was a notable early supporter of the Copernican view of the universe. In 1600 he published a major work on magnetism. Gilbert is regarded as the father of electrical studies.
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