talus
talus · tali · taluses
осыпь
The bone of the ankleThe bone of the ankle.
/ˈteɪləs/
Meaning
3 sensesThe bone of the ankle.
the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
о́сыпьósypʹ
The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin tālus. Borrowed from French talus.Forms
plural: tali / talusesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff:scree
- the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint:ankleboneastragalastragalus
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular