talus

Etymology 1

From Latin tālus.

noun

  1. (anatomy) The bone of the ankle.

Etymology 2

From French talus.

noun

  1. (geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
    By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come. 1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
  2. (architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

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