gilbert

Other forms of gilbert

plural

gilberts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gilbert

What does gilbert mean?

gilbert means "a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gilbert?

gilbert has 2 syllables: gil-bert. The stress falls on "gil". In IPA it is /ˈɡɪlbɚt/.

What is another word for gilbert?

Close synonyms include Gb, Gi, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gilbert a common word?

gilbert is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.