talbot

See also: Talbot

English

Etymology 1

After Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th-century pioneer of photography.

Noun

talbot (plural talbots)

  1. (physics) An mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.

Etymology 2

Possibly after a Norman family Talbot

Noun

talbot (plural talbots)

  1. A type of hound with broad mouth and large ears, once used for hunting and tracking.
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