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(gĭl'bərt) pronunciation
n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetomotive force, equal to 10/4π ampere-turn.

[After William GILBERT.]


Symbol Gb. The c.g.s. unit of magnetomotive force equal to 10/4π (= 0.795 77) ampere-turn. It is named after the English physician and physicist William Gilbert (1544–1603), who studied magnetism.



[Etymology: W. Gilbert; England 1540-1603] magnetomotive force Metric- c.g.s.-e.m.u. 1930 the analog of volt of electromotive force, = 1/ abampere·turn, = 10/ A·turn = 0.795 774 7~ A·turn.

The corresponding practical unit was the pragilbert, = 10-1 gilbert. The mean international gilbert = 0.999 85~ gilbert = 0.794 58~ A·turn.

Originally termed the gauss, it became the gilbert soon after 1900, but officially so only by agreement by the International Electrotechnical Committee in 1930.
[Nature Vol. 126, 252 (1930)] There is no equivalent unit in the SI.

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To convert from gilberts to:

ampere-turns, multiply by .7958.
amp-turns/cm, multiply by .7958.
amp-turns/in, multiply by 2.021.
amp-turns/meter, multiply by 79.581.

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