For Talus we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Geologic, Health, Hiking, Physical Geography and Volcano.

Talus (Geologic)

Pile of rock rubble below a cliff or slope.Pile of rock rubble below a cliff or chute. Talus slope is a common usage although it is redundant because the term "talus" actually includes the concept of a slope.

Talus (Health)

Most superior bone of the foot that provides the primary connection between the leg and the foot and that articulates with the calcaneus to make up the subtalar joint

Talus (Hiking)

[Fr. "earthen wall"] A sloping jumble of boulders at the base of a cliff.

Talus (Physical Geography)

An accumulation of angular rock debris from rockfalls.

Talus (Volcano)

A slope formed a the base of a steeper slope, made of fallen and disintegrated materials.

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