Talus definition

tāləs
tali taluses
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A sloping mass of rock debris at the base of a cliff.
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The ankle.
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The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.
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The bone of the ankle that joins with the ends of the fibula, tibia, and calcaneus to form the ankle joint; anklebone.
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The entire ankle.
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A slope.
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A pile of rock debris at the foot of a cliff.
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A mantle of rock fragments on a slope below a rock face.
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The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.
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The ankle.
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The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.
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Rock fragments that have accumulated at the base of a cliff or slope. &diamf3; The concave slope formed by such an accumulation of rock fragments is called a talus slope .
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(anatomy) The bone of the ankle.
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(geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
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(architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
talus
Plural:
tali, taluses

Origin of talus

  • French talus from Old French talu sloping side of an earthwork from Latin talūtium gold-bearing outcrop perhaps of Celtic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin tālus ankle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French talus.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin.

    From Wiktionary

Talus Sentence Examples

  • During weight-bearing, 80 to 90% of the load is transmitted through the tibial plafond to the dome of the talus.

  • There were 6 males and 6 females with the right talus involved in 8 and the left in 4 patients.

  • A talus cone at the bottom of the moonmilk lined pot was full of animal skulls, mainly goat.

  • The lower Black Ven Marls of the nearer cliff face are covered by the talus slope of slipped material.

  • Some of these have formed talus fans of large boulders and debris.

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