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English noun: gilbert

1. gilbert (quantity) a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns


SynonymsGb, Gi


Broader (hypernym)magnetomotive force unit

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


SynonymsSir William Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert


Instance hypernymlibrettist, poet

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


SynonymsWilliam Gilbert


Instance hypernymdoc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico, physician, physicist

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


SynonymsHumphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert


Instance hypernymnavigator

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


SynonymsCass Gilbert


Instance hypernymarchitect, designer









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