Source : WordNet®

gilbert
     n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
          [syn: {Gb}, {Gi}]
     2: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan
        in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn: {William
        Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert}, {William Schwenk Gilbert},
         {Sir William Gilbert}]
     3: English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial
        magnetism (1540-1603) [syn: {William Gilbert}]
     4: English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland
        the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
        [syn: {Humphrey Gilbert}, {Sir Humphrey Gilbert}]
     5: United States architect who influenced the development of
        the skyscraper (1859-1934) [syn: {Cass Gilbert}]