gilbert

Noun
  1. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns (synset 113663479)
    is a type of: magnetomotive force unit - a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
    same as: gb, gi
  2. A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) (synset 111019580)
    is an 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)
    same as: sir william gilbert, william gilbert, william s. gilbert, william schwenk gilbert
  3. English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603) (synset 111019406)
    is an instance of:
    same as: william gilbert
  4. English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) (synset 111019198)
    is an instance of: navigator - in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
    same as: humphrey gilbert, sir humphrey gilbert
  5. United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934) (synset 111019044)
    is an instance of: architect, designer - someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
    same as: cass gilbert

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