noun
Gilbert
GIHLBT
noun
1
A unit of magnetomotive force in the older CGS system of measurement, used in physics and electrical engineering.
"The textbook gave the coil's magnetomotive force in gilberts rather than the modern SI unit."
"Older physics papers sometimes measure magnetic driving force in gilberts."
How to Use Gilbert
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA somewhat outdated scientific unit for magnetic force, rarely seen outside older textbooks.
Word Forms
Gilberts plural, gilberts plural
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Etymology
Named after William Gilbert, the English scientist who pioneered the study of magnetism in the late 1500s.