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talus
1[ tey-luhs ]
noun
- the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
talus
2[ tey-luhs, tal-uhs ]
noun
- a slope.
- Geology. a sloping mass of rocky fragments at the base of a cliff.
- Fortification. the slope of the face of a work.
talus
1/ ˈteɪləs /
noun
- the bone of the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint Nontechnical nameanklebone
talus
2/ ˈteɪləs /
noun
- geology another name for scree
- fortifications the sloping side of a wall
talus
1/ tā′ləs /
, Plural taluses
- Rock fragments that have accumulated at the base of a cliff or slope.
- ◆ The concave slope formed by such an accumulation of rock fragments is called a talus slope .
talus
2/ tā′ləs /
, Plural tali tā′lī′
- The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.
Word History and Origins
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Origin of talus2
Word History and Origins
Origin of talus1
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Example Sentences
The first four days featured very limited access points and the entire route required the “North Cascades’ finest bushwhacking,” glacier travel, snowfields, scree, boulder and talus fields, and scrambling.
A little past the halfway mark, the trail leaves the forest and climbs a talus slope, offering views of Whitehorse Mountain and Three Fingers.
What impresses is an improbable blend of escarpments, ravines, windblown crags and banks of talus, all on a plateau that rises abruptly from the surrounding countryside.
Among these peaks, millennia of falling boulders have lodged in narrow canyons, creating underground spaces known as talus caves.
More than once, my front tire drifts into the talus, and I have to snap back to alertness to avoid catapulting down the scree.
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