gilbert
[ gil-bert ]
/ ˈgɪl bərt /
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noun Electricity.
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns. Abbreviation: Gi
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Origin of gilbert
First recorded in 1890–95; named after William Gilbert
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Definition for gilbert (2 of 2)
Gilbert
[ gil-bert ]
/ ˈgɪl bərt /
noun
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gilbert
/ (ˈɡɪlbət) /
noun
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-turnSymbols: Gb, Gi
Word Origin for gilbert
C19: named after William Gilbert (1540–1603), English physician and physicist
British Dictionary definitions for gilbert (2 of 2)
Gilbert
/ (ˈɡɪlbət) /
noun
Grove Karl. 1843–1918, US geologist who pioneered the study of river development and valley erosion
Sir Humphrey. ?1539–83, English navigator: founded the colony at St John's, Newfoundland (1583)
William. 1540–1603, English physician and physicist, noted for his study of terrestrial magnetism in De Magnete (1600)
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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Medical definitions for gilbert
Gilbert
[ gĭl′bərt ]
American biologist. He shared a 1980 Nobel Prize for developing methods of mapping the structure and function of DNA.
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Scientific definitions for gilbert (1 of 2)
Gilbert
[ gĭl′bərt ]
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.
Scientific definitions for gilbert (2 of 2)
Gilbert
William 1544-1603
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.
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