gilbert

noun

1. 1

   a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

2. 2

   United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)

3. 3

   English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)

4. 4

   English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)

5. 5

   a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)