noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
— synonyms: Gb, Gi
noun a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911).
— synonyms: William_Gilbert, William_S._Gilbert, William_Schwenk_Gilbert, Sir_William_Gilbert
noun English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603).
— synonyms: William_Gilbert
noun English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583).
— synonyms: Humphrey_Gilbert, Sir_Humphrey_Gilbert
noun United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934).
— synonyms: Cass_Gilbert