gilbert
- noun
- /ˈgɪlbərt/
- Specialized
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gilbert
- In the CGS system, magnetomotive force is often expressed in gilberts rather than ampere-turns.
Examples
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The strength of the coil was measured as twelve gilberts of magnetomotive force.
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One gilbert is equivalent to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
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One gilbert is approximately equal to 0.8 ampere-turns in the SI system.
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The unit of gilbert is used in the CGS system.
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In the CGS system, magnetomotive force is often expressed in gilberts rather than ampere-turns.
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One gilbert is approximately equal to 0.8 ampere-turns in the SI system.
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The strength of the coil was measured as twelve gilberts of magnetomotive force.
Synonyms
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9.9
A unit for measuring the force that creates magnetic fields in a coil, equal to about 0.8 ampere-turns
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9.9
A unit for the strength of a magnetic field from an electromagnet equal to about 0.8 ampere-turns
Compounds
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5.5
Comic operas and light musical shows by the English writer W S Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan
A former British colony in the Pacific that became Kiribati and Tuvalu in the 1970s
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gilbert comes from the name of the English scientist William Gilbert, who wrote an important book about 'magnets' and early studies of magnetism. That's why a gilbert is the name of a unit for magnetic force: it honors his work on magnets.