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Meaning of gilbert

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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