| 单词 | talus |
| 释义 | talus talus1 /tay"leuhs/, n. , pl. tali /-luy/. Anat. the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone. [1685-95; < L talus ankle, anklebone, die. See TASSEL1] talus2 /tay"leuhs, tal"euhs/, n. , pl. taluses. 1. a slope. 2. Geol. a sloping mass of rocky fragments at the base of a cliff. 3. Fort. the slope of the face of a work. [1635-45; < F: pseudo-learned alter. of OF talu slope < L talutium gold-bearing slope or talus (VL: slope), perh. of Iberian origin] |
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