NOUN | quantity | gilbert, Gb, Gi | a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns |
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person | Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert | a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) | |
person | Gilbert, William Gilbert | English court physician noted for his studies / studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603) | |
person | Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert | English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) | |
person | Gilbert, Cass Gilbert | United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934) |
Sounds | gih'lbert | |
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Rhymes | Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert... |
Meaning | A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns. | |
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Synonyms | Gb, Gi | |
Broader | magnetomotive force unit | A unit of measurement of magnetomotive force |
Spanish | gilbert | |
Catalan | gilbert |
Meaning | A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911). | |
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Synonyms | William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert | |
Instance of | librettist | author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta |
poet | A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) | |
Spanish | Gilberto, William Gilbert | |
Catalan | Gilbert, William Gilbert | |
Adjectives | Gilbertian | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert |
Meaning | English court physician noted for his studies / studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603). | |
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Synonym | William Gilbert | |
Instance of | doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico | A licensed medical practitioner |
physicist | A scientist trained in physics | |
Spanish | William Gilbert | |
Catalan | Gilbert, William Gilbert |
Meaning | English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583). | |
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Synonyms | Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert | |
Instance of | navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship |
Spanish | Humphrey Gilbert | |
Catalan | Humphrey Gilbert |
Meaning | United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934). | |
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Synonym | Cass Gilbert | |
Instance of | architect, designer | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) |
Spanish | Cass Gilbert | |
Catalan | Cass Gilbert | |
Adjectives | Gilbertian | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert |
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