English-Thai Dictionary

talus

N กระดูก ข้อเท้า  ตาตุ่ม  ankle hill kra-duk-kor-tao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TALUS

n.[L. talus, the ankle. ] In anatomy, the astragalus, or that bone of the foot which is articulated to the leg. 1. In architecture, a slope; the inclination of any work.
2. In fortification, the slope of a work, as a bastion, rampart or parapet.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TALUS

Ta "lus, n.; pl. Tali. Etym: [L., the ankle, the ankle bone. ]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The astragalus.

 

2. (Surg.)

 

Defn: A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus ). See the Note under Talipes.

 

TALUS

Ta "lus, n. Etym: [F.]

 

1. (Fort. )

 

Defn: A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.

 

2. (Geol.)

 

Defn: A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

talus

ta lus 1 |ˈtāləs ˈteɪləs | ▶noun ( pl. tali |ˈtālī | ) Anatomy the large bone in the ankle that articulates with the tibia of the leg and the calcaneum and navicular bone of the foot. Also called astragalus. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘ankle, heel. ’

 

talus

ta lus 2 |ˈteɪləs ˈtāləs | ▶noun ( pl. taluses ) a sloping mass of rock fragments at the foot of a cliff. • the sloping side of an earthwork, or of a wall that tapers to the top. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

talus

talus 1 |ˈteɪləs | ▶noun ( pl. tali |-lʌɪ | ) Anatomy the large bone in the ankle, which articulates with the tibia of the leg and the calcaneus and navicular bone of the foot. Also called astragalus. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘ankle, heel ’.

 

talus

talus 2 |ˈteɪləs | ▶noun ( pl. taluses ) [ mass noun ] a sloping mass of rock fragments at the foot of a cliff. • [ count noun ] the sloping side of an earthwork, or of a wall that tapers to the top. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.

 

French Dictionary

talus

talus n. m. nom masculin Terrain en pente qui forme le côté d ’une terrasse, le bord d ’un fossé, etc. : Des talus recouverts de gazon. Prononciation Le s ne se prononce pas, [taly ]; le nom rime avec lu Note Orthographique talu s, un s au singulier comme au pluriel.