talus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bone of the ankle.
noun
  1. A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
  2. The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-talus.wav

Word forms

talus tali tallus taluses

Etymology

From Latin tālus.

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