Meaning & use
Gilbert
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A unit of magnetomotive force in the centimeter-gram-second system of measurement.
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The magnetomotive force of the coil was measured at twelve gilberts.
Physics textbooks still reference the gilbert alongside the more modern ampere-turn unit.
A note on using this word
Named after William Gilbert, the English physicist who pioneered the study of magnetism in the sixteenth century.
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