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talus

1

[ tey-luhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural ta·li [tey, -lahy].
  1. the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.


talus

2

[ tey-luhs, tal-uhs ]

noun

, plural ta·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.

talus

1

/ ˈteɪləs /

noun

  1. See scree
    geology another name for scree
  2. fortifications the sloping side of a wall


talus

2

/ ˈteɪləs /

noun

  1. the bone of the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint Nontechnical nameanklebone

talus

1

/ ləs /

, Plural taluses

  1. Rock fragments that have accumulated at the base of a cliff or slope.
  2. ◆ The concave slope formed by such an accumulation of rock fragments is called a talus slope .


talus

2

/ ləs /

, Plural talilī′

  1. The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of talus1

First recorded in 1685–95, talus is from the Latin word tālus ankle, anklebone, die. See tassel

Origin of talus2

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of talus1

C17: from French, from Latin talūtium slope, perhaps of Iberian origin

Origin of talus2

C18: from Latin: ankle

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Example Sentences

That distinction meant the Talus outperformed every other boot when it came to covering lots of miles.

Army cutworm moths, another major grizzly food source, summer in high elevation talus fields.

At the foot of the talus he stopped to listen, wondering how close behind him the water might be.

Standing out from the top of this talus-slope were several white "beacons," up to which we scrambled when the tent was pitched.

In the afternoon we had rather an enjoyable time tobogganing down a steep talus-slope on the east coast.

Miss Hartwell looked from the office window to the great cliff that rose high above its steep, sloped talus.

The Panamints towered a wrinkled red grisly mass, broken by rough canyons, with long declines of talus like brown glaciers.

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