Talus

//ˈteɪləs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The bone of the ankle.
  2. 2
    A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

    "By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come."

  3. 3
    the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint wordnet
  4. 4
    The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.
  5. 5
    a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff wordnet

Synonyms

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ankleboneastragalusankleboneankle boneastragalastragalus

Example

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"By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin tālus.

Etymology 2

From French talus.

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