gilbert Sentence Examples
- The renowned physicist William Gilbert, known for his pioneering work on magnetism, coined the term "electricity."
- The Gilbert Unit, named after William Gilbert, is the SI unit of magnetomotive force.
- A magnetic field with a strength of one Gilbert per centimeter produces a force of one dyne on a magnetic pole of unit strength.
- Earth's magnetic field, known as the geomagnetic field, is approximately 50,000 Gilberts at the Earth's surface.
- The gilbert is a vector quantity with both magnitude and direction.
- The direction of the gilbert is given by the direction of the force acting on a magnetic pole.
- The gilbert is related to the tesla, the SI unit of magnetic flux density, by the equation 1 Gilbert/cm = 4π/10 tesla.
- Magnets produce magnetic fields that are measured in Gilberts.
- The strength of a magnet can be expressed in terms of its gilbert rating.
- Electric motors and generators rely on the interaction between magnetic fields and coils carrying electric current, utilizing the principles discovered by William Gilbert.
gilbert Meaning
gilbert (n)
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)
English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)
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a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns, a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (
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The renowned physicist William Gilbert, known for his pioneering work on magnetism, coined the term "electricity."
The Gilbert Unit, named after William Gilbert, is the SI unit of magnetomotive force.
A magnetic field with a strength of one Gilbert per centimeter produces a force of one dyne on a magnetic pole of unit strength.
Earth's magnetic field, known as the geomagnetic field, is approximately 50,000 Gilberts at the Earth's surface.
