talbot

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/ˈtɔːlbət/

noun

An mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.

OriginMiddle English talbot ← Old French talebot ← Old High German *Talbald →
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Meanings

talbot1

nountalbot (plural talbots)

plural talbots

  1. natural sciencesAn mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.

talbot2

nountalbot (plural talbots)

plural talbots

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

Talbot3

proper nounTalbot (usually uncountable, plural Talbots)

plural Talbots · alternative Talbott · alternative Talbut · alternative Talbutt · alternative Taulbut

  1. uncountableusuallyAn English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.

    Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014. However, on her birth certificate, her name is spelled Sahai'a because the Northwest Territories government only allows the Roman alphabet to be used on official documents.

    2016 June 13, Hilary Bird, “Baby named Sahaiʔa prompts changes to Vital Statistics Act”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2016
  2. uncountableusuallyA male given name.
  3. uncountableusuallyAn earldom in the British peerage
  4. uncountableusuallyA former brand of English motor car.
  5. uncountableusuallyAn unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
  6. uncountableusuallyAn unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States.
  7. uncountableusuallyA town in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lumen second

Origin

talbot · noun

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

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talbot · noun

Possibly after a Norman family Talbot

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Talbot · proper noun

  1. Old High Germantal“valley, dale”
  2. Old High German*Talbald
  3. Old Frenchtalebot“bandit”
  4. Middle Englishtalbot
  5. EnglishTalbot

From Middle English talbot, from Old French talebot (“bandit”); a Norman nickname applied to robbers who blackened their faces to avoid recognition, from Old High German *Talbald (personal name), from Old High German tal (“valley, dale”) + bald (“bold, courageous”).

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Cite this entry
APA

talbot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talbot

MLA

“talbot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talbot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talbot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talbot.

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