Talus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /'teɪləs/

Etymology 1

Latin.

Noun

Singular talus

Plural tali

1. (anatomy) The bone of the ankle.

Synonyms

• anklebone
• astragalus

Derived terms

• taler

See also

• bone

Etymology 2

From French talus.

Noun

Singular talus

Plural taluses

1. A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

   • 1994: By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come. — Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing

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French

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

IPA: /taly/

Noun

talus m

1. slope, embankment

fr:talus io:talus zh:talus