talus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
    scree.
  2. noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
    astragal; anklebone; astragalus.

WordNet

Ta"lus noun
Etymology
L., the ankle, the ankle bone.
Wordforms
plural Tali
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The astragalus.
  2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes.
Ta"lus noun
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.
  2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

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