Tā'lus, n.

noun

n. [Lat. talus, the ankle.] 1. (Anat.) The astragalus, or that bone of the foot which articulates with the leg.

(Arch. & Fort.) A slope; the inclination of a work.
(Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rocks lying at the foot of a precipice.
(Surg.) A variety of club-foot, in which the heel rests on the ground, and the toes are drawn toward the leg.