talus

(ləs)

noun pl. taluses or tali

  1. the bone of the ankle that joins with the ends of the fibula, tibia, and calcaneus to form the ankle joint; anklebone
  2. the entire ankle

Origin: ModL < L, ankle

noun

  1. a slope
  2. Geol.
    1. a pile of rock debris at the foot of a cliff
    2. a mantle of rock fragments on a slope below a rock face

Origin: Fr < OFr talu < L talutium, surface indications of the presence of subterranean gold, prob. of Iberian orig.

See talus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ta·li (-līˌ)
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin tālus, ankle

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noun pl. ta·lus·es
A sloping mass of rock debris at the base of a cliff.

Origin:

Origin: French talus

Origin: , from Old French talu, sloping side of an earthwork

Origin: , from Latin talūtium, gold-bearing outcrop

Origin: , perhaps of Celtic origin

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