Gilbert Definition

gĭlbərt
noun
The basic unit of magnetomotive force in the CGS system, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Webster's New World
A masculine name: dim. Gil.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Cass Gilbert
  • Sir William Gilbert
  • William Schwenk Gilbert
  • william gilbert
  • William S. Gilbert
  • gi
  • gb
  • sir humphrey gilbert
  • Humphrey Gilbert
pronoun
A male given name.
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Other Word Forms of Gilbert

Noun

Singular:
gilbert
Plural:
gilberts

Origin of Gilbert

  • From Old French, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Gilbert.

    From Wiktionary

  • After William Gilbert

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gilbert Sentence Examples

  • The old church was destroyed in the great fire of 1842, and the new building, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 13th century Gothic, was erected 18 451874.

  • Edward the Confessor gave the manor to the church of Winchester in 1042, and it remained with the prior and convent of St Swithin until the 13th century, when it passed by exchange to Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester, though the vassals of the prior and convent remained exempt from dues and tronage in the port.

  • Gilbert in 1600, that the earth itself is a great magnet, having its poles at the two places where the dipping needle is vertical.

  • The foundations of the modern science of magnetism were laid by William Gilbert.

  • Gilbert was the first to conduct systematic scientific experiments on electrical phenomena.

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Words Starting With

GGIGIL

Words Ending With

TRTERT

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Words Starting With G and Ending With T

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With G7 Letter Words Ending With T