Word
gilbert
Phoneticsgilbert
US/ˈɡɪɫbɝt/
UK/ɡˈɪlbət/
Definitions
01a person's name
n. a common name for a man or a family name.
n. a masculine given name of Germanic origin or a common English surname.
“Gilbert was a very popular name for boys in the early twentieth century.”
“The historian noted that the Gilbert family had lived in the same village for over three centuries, according to local parish records.”
02a unit of magnetic force
n. a scientific unit used to measure magnetic force.
n. the CGS unit of magnetomotive force, equivalent to approximately 0.7958 ampere-turns.
“The scientist calculated the magnetic force in gilberts during the experiment.”
“While modern engineers typically use ampere-turns, older physics texts may still express magnetomotive force in gilberts.”
Technical
Usage
Named after the English physicist William Gilbert; often abbreviated as Gb.
Etymology
From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic Gīslaberhtaz, from gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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