talus

ta·lus ¹  (tls)

n. pl. ta·li (-l)

1. The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. Also called anklebone, astragalus.

2. The ankle.

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[Latin tlus, ankle.]

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ta·lus ²  (tls)

n. pl. ta·lus·es

A sloping mass of rock debris at the base of a cliff.

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[French talus, from Old French talu, sloping side of an earthwork, from Latin taltium, gold-bearing outcrop, perhaps of Celtic origin.]

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talus¹

n pl -li [-laɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the bone of the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint Nontechnical name anklebone

[from Latin: ankle]

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talus²

n pl -luses

1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology another name for scree

2. (Military / Fortifications) Fortifications the sloping side of a wall

[from French, from Latin talūtium slope, perhaps of Iberian origin]

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talus ¹  (tls)

Plural tali (tl)

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

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talus ²  (tls)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	talus - a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff scree geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
	2.	talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint anklebone, astragal, astragalus bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus