: the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 10/4π ampere-turn
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gilbert
noun
gil·bert
ˈgil-bərt 
: the cgs unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 5/(2π) or about 0.794 ampere-turn
Geographical Definition
Gilbert
geographical name
Gil·bert
ˈgil-bərt
town in southwest central Arizona southeast of Mesa population 208,453
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Gilbert
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Sir Humphrey circa 1539–1583 English navigator
Gilbert
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William 1544–1603 English physician and physicist
Gilbert
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Sir William Schwenck 1836–1911 English librettist and poet
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