Sir W. S. Gilbert

Gil·bert (g

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A city of south-central Arizona, southeast of Phoenix. Population: 192,000.

Gilbert, Cass 1859-1934.

American architect whose design of the 60-story Woolworth Building in New York City (1913) greatly influenced the development of the skyscraper.

Gilbert, Sir Humphrey 1539?-1583.

English navigator who urged exploration for the Northwest Passage, established in Newfoundland (1583) the first English colony in North America, and was lost at sea during a homeward voyage.

Gilbert, Walter Born 1932.

American biologist. He shared a 1980 Nobel Prize for developing methods of mapping the structure and function of DNA.

Gilbert, William 1544-1603.

English court physician noted for his studies of electricity and magnetism.

Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck 1836-1911.

British playwright and lyricist known for a series of comic operas, including H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Pirates of Penzance (1879), written with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan.

gil·bert (g

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The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetomotive force, equal to ¹⁰/₄

ampere-turn.

[After William Gilbert.]

gilbert [ˈgɪlbət]

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) 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 10/4π = 0.795 775 ampere-turn. Symbols Gb, Gi

[named after William Gilbert (1540-1603), English physician and physicist]

Gilbert [ˈgɪlbət]

1. (Biographies / Gilbert, Grove Karl (1843-1918) M, US, SCIENCE: geologist) Grove Karl. 1843-1918, US geologist who pioneered the study of river development and valley erosion

2. (Biographies / Gilbert, Sir Humphrey (?1539-1583) M, English, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: colonist) Sir Humphrey. ?1539-83, English navigator: founded the colony at St John's, Newfoundland (1583)

3. (Biographies / Gilbert, William (1540-1603) M, English, MEDICINE: physician, SCIENCE: physicist) William. 1540-1603, English physician and physicist, noted for his study of terrestrial magnetism in De Magnete (1600)

4. (Biographies / Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck) (1836-1911) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: humorous writer, MUSIC: 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)

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Noun	1.	gilbert - a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns Gi, Gb magnetomotive force unit - a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
	2.	Gilbert - a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) Sir William Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert
	3.	Gilbert - English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603) William Gilbert
	4.	Gilbert - English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert
	5.	Gilbert - United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934) Cass Gilbert

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