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noun

the basic unit of magnetomotive force in the CGS system, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns: abbrev. Gb

Origin: after William Cass Gilbert

noun

a masculine name: dim. Gil

Origin: OFr Guillebert < OHG Williberht < willo, will + beraht, bright

Gilbert, Cass 1859-1934; U.S. architect
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey 1539?-83; Eng. navigator and colonizer in North America
Gilbert, William 1544?-1603; Eng. physician & scientist
Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck 1836-1911; Eng. humorous poet & librettist: collaborated with Sir Arthur Sullivan in writing comic operas

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noun

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

Origin:

Origin: After William Gilbert

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

, 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.

, 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.

, Walter Born 1932.

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

, William 1544-1603.

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

, 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.

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