Associations to the word «Talbot»

Wiktionary

TALBOT, proper noun. An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
TALBOT, proper noun. An earldom in the British peerage
TALBOT, proper noun. A brand of English motor car
TALBOT, noun. (physics) An mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.
TALBOT, noun. A type of hound once used for hunting and tracking

Dictionary definition

TALBOT, noun. English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877).

Wise words

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