talus
talus1
[ˈteɪləs]
(pl. tali -lʌɪ)
talus2
[ˈteɪləs]
(pl. taluses)
[ˈteɪləs]
(pl. tali -lʌɪ)
- (Anatomy)the large bone in the ankle, which articulates with the tibia of the leg and the calcaneum and navicular bone of the foot
(剖)踝，距骨。 亦称astragalus
- late 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ankle, heel'
talus2
[ˈteɪləs]
(pl. taluses)
- [mass noun]a sloping mass of rock fragments at the foot of a cliff
岩屑堆
■[count noun]the sloping side of an earthwork, or of a wall that tapers to the top
斜面；（墙的）竖斜面
- mid 17th cent.: from French, of unknown origin
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