gilbert Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
   Gb; Gi.
   
2. noun a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
   William Gilbert; Sir William Gilbert; William S. Gilbert; William Schwenk Gilbert.
   
3. noun English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)
   William Gilbert.
   
4. noun English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
   Humphrey Gilbert; Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
   
5. noun United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)
   Cass Gilbert.
   

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