1. Plural of gilbert; a unit of magnetomotive force in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system, equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Usage: technical; physics; CGS unit (largely replaced by SI units in modern practice)
2. Plural of Gilbert; a proper name used as a common noun in certain contexts (e.g., referring to multiple people named Gilbert).
Usage: proper noun usage

Examples

• The magnetomotive force was measured in gilberts before the adoption of SI units.
• Early electromagnetic experiments often reported results in gilberts.
• The physicist calculated the field strength using gilberts as the unit of measurement.