talus

IPA: tˈæɫɪs

(anatomy) The bone of the ankle.
(geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
(architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

Examples of "talus" in Sentences

The talus is the second largest of the tarsal bones.
Below, there is a vertical drop of 30 feet to the top of the rough talus which is as steep as rocks and earth will lie.
This fort is what engineers call a talus, being, as I suppose, the exact area, very nearly, of the top of a cliff overlooking the town.
"The talus is a very important bone in the ankle," said study co-author Joseph Kou, M.D., attending surgeon at Muir Orthopaedic Specialists in Walnut Creek, Calif.
A talus is a person, and I would assume that in cities in which slavery is legal, anyone with sufficient funds could go to a facility such as yours and order a talus built -- "
Opposable big toes and nail-bearing tips on the fingers and toes confirm the fossil is a primate, and a foot bone called the talus bone links Ida directly to humans, Hurum said.