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talus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | scree |
| Type of | formation, geological formation |
talus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anklebone, astragal, astragalus |
| Type of | os, bone |
Examples of talus
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McPeek said there is also a line on the talus, the big bone just below the tibia.
From the kentucky.com
It's impossible to focus on little more than trying to move up the sliding talus.
From the ocregister.com
The area is steep and treacherous in a talus area with loose rocks, ice and snow.
From the denverpost.com
The true ankle, which is the joint between the tibia and the talus, moves up and down.
From the dallasnews.com
The difficulties include the altitude, loose volcanic talus, and ice and snow fields.
From the sacbee.com
Bartosh sprawled on the talus for close-up photography while Still took a GPS reading.
From the sfgate.com
The researchers found talus measurements to be the most reliable indicator.
From the charlotteobserver.com
As the plug dome rose, massive sheets of broken lava crumbled as talus down its sides.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He then inserts the metal into the tibia and fastens the dome to the talus.
From the time.com
- A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
- Anklebone: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
- The talus is an architectural feature of some late medieval castles, especially prevalent in crusader constructions. It consists of a sloping face at the base of a fortified wall. The slope acts as an effective defensive measure in two ways. ...
- Large rock fragments forming an often unstable slope below scree.
- Latin = ankle-bone; hence, the tortoise-shaped tarsal of the talocrural (ankle) joint.
- Splayed-out base of tower or wall (Batter).
- A sloping mass of large rock fragments and boulders that have detached from the cliff you are about to climb and now lay strewn around the base. Think even less about this than you did about its smaller cousin, scree.
- An accumulation of rocks and boulders that have fallen from a crag to form a steeply sloping fan at the base.
- Rock debris that has fallen from the sides of a cliff or steep slope.
