English dictionary

gilbert

/'g/I/lb/@/rt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

noun.quantity

Synonyms gb gi

Source: WordNet 3.0
a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)

noun.person

Synonyms sir william gilbert william gilbert william s. gilbert william schwenk gilbert

Source: WordNet 3.0
English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)

noun.person

Synonyms william gilbert

Source: WordNet 3.0
English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)

noun.person

Synonyms humphrey gilbert sir humphrey gilbert

Source: WordNet 3.0
United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)

noun.person

Synonyms cass gilbert

Source: WordNet 3.0