Gilbert - Definition
gilbert
n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
[syn: gilbert, 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]