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Talus
is always a great word to know.
So is tibia. Does it mean:
| the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone |
| the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone |
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noun, plural -lus·es.
1.
a slope.
2.
Geology. a sloping mass of rocky fragments at the base of a cliff.
3.
Fortification. the slope of the face of a work.
Origin:
1635–45; < French: pseudo-learned alteration of Old French talu slope < Latin talūtium gold-bearing slope or talus (Vulgar Latin: slope), perhaps of Iberian origin
1635–45; < French: pseudo-learned alteration of Old French talu slope < Latin talūtium gold-bearing slope or talus (Vulgar Latin: slope), perhaps of Iberian origin
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| talus2 (ˈteɪləs) | |
| —n , pl -luses | |
| 1. | geology another name for scree |
| 2. | fortifications the sloping side of a wall |
| [C17: from French, from Latin talūtium slope, perhaps of Iberian origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
talus
"anklebone," 1693, from L. talus "ankle, anklebone, knucklebone" (pl. tali), related to L. taxillus "a small die, cube" (they originally were made from the knucklebones of animals).
EXPANDtalus
"slope," 1645, from Fr. talus (16c.), from O.Fr. talu "slope" (12c.), probably from Gallo-Romance *talutum, from L. talutium "a slope or outcrop of rock debris," possibly of Celtic origin (cf. Breton tal "forehead, brow"). OED, however, suggests derivation from root of
talus (1) in the sense of "heel" which developed in its Romanic descendants. Mainly used of military earthwork at first; meaning "sloping mass of rocky fragments that has fallen from a cliff" is first recorded 1830.
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Medical Dictionary
talus ta·lus (tā'ləs)
n. pl. ta·li (-lī')
The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. Also called anklebone, astragalus.
The ankle.
ta'ler (-lər) adj.
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Science Dictionary
talus 1  (tā'ləs) Pronunciation Key
Plural tali (tā'lī') The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. |
| talus 2 (tā'ləs) Pronunciation Key
Plural taluses Rock fragments that have accumulated at the base of a cliff or slope. ◇ The concave slope formed by such an accumulation of rock fragments is called a talus slope. |
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