gilbert (n.)

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

    [ Syn: gb , gi ]

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

    [ Syn: gilbert , william gilbert , william s. gilbert , william schwenk gilbert , sir william gilbert ]

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

    [ Syn: gilbert , william gilbert ]

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

    [ Syn: gilbert , humphrey gilbert , sir humphrey gilbert ]

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

    [ Syn: gilbert , cass gilbert ]

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