gilbert

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[ gil-bert ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns. : Gi

Gilbert

²

[ gil-bert ]

noun

1. Cass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect noted for grand Beaux-Arts public buildings, including the U.S. Supreme Court Building, and for influential skyscraper designs.
2. Hen·ry Frank·lin Bel·knap [hen, -ree , frangk, -lin , bel, -nap], 1868–1928, U.S. composer noted as a collector and preservationist of American folk music, especially African American songs.
3. Sir Humphrey, 1537?–83, English soldier, navigator, and colonizer in America: half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh.
4. John John Cecil Pringle, 1897?–1936, U.S. actor: a major star of silent films, known as “the Great Lover.”
5. Walter, born 1932, U.S. biochemist and molecular biologist: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980.
6. William, 1544?–1603, English physician and physicist: pioneer experimenter in magnetism and electricity.
7. Sir Wil·liam Schwenck [sur , wil, -y, uh, m , shwengk], W. S., 1836–1911, English dramatist, librettist, and poet: collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan.
8. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “pledge” and “bright.”

gilbert

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/ ˈɡɪlbət /

noun

1. 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 4 π = 0.795 775 ampere-turn SymbolsGbGi

Gilbert

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/ ˈɡɪlbət /

noun

1. GilbertGrove Karl18431918MUSSCIENCE: geologist Grove Karl. 1843–1918, US geologist who pioneered the study of river development and valley erosion
2. GilbertSir Humphrey?15391583MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigatorTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: colonist Sir Humphrey. ?1539–83, English navigator: founded the colony at St John's, Newfoundland (1583)
3. GilbertWilliam15401603MEnglishMEDICINE: physicianSCIENCE: physicist William. 1540–1603, English physician and physicist, noted for his study of terrestrial magnetism in De Magnete (1600)
4. GilbertSir W(illiam) S(chwenck)18361911MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: humorous writerMUSIC: librettist 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)

Gilbert

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1. English court physician and physicist whose book De Magnete (1600) was the first comprehensive scientific work published in England. Gilbert demonstrated that the Earth itself is a magnet, with lines of force running between the North and South Poles. He theorized that magnetism and electricity were two types of a single force and was the first to use the words electricity and magnetic pole.

Gilbert

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/ gĭl′bərt /

1. American biologist who, building upon the work of Frederick Sanger, formulated a method for determining the sequence of bases in DNA that made it possible to manufacture genetic materials in the laboratory. For this work he shared with Sanger and American biologist Paul Berg the 1980 Nobel Prize for chemistry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gilbert¹

First recorded in 1890–95; named after William Gilbert

Word History and Origins

Origin of gilbert¹

C19: named after William Gilbert (1540–1603), English physician and physicist

Example Sentences

Well, make room for one more—the Sphyrna gilbert, a new species of hammerhead shark that measures 10 to 13 ft.

From Time

That is, magnetic flux = magnetomotive force / reluctance expressed in units, the equation becomes: maxwells = gilberts / oersteds The gilbert is the unit of magnetomotive force, equivalent to the magnetomotive force of .7958 ampere turn.

From Project Gutenberg

Frontispiece portrait || p. i. title william gilbert | of colchester, | physician of London, | on the | Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies, | and on | the great magnet the earth.

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