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Keywords: cliff, scree, slope, steep, rubble

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

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

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1.) Rock fragments that accumulate in a pile at the base of a ridge or cliff. 2.)a steep, concave, downward sloping formation, formed by the accumulation of coarse, angular rock debris at the base of the cliff or slope (Morris 1992).

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Splayed-out base of tower or wall (Batter).

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Angular rock fragments that accumulate by gravity at the foot of steep slopes of cliffs.

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A heap of broken, coarse rock found at the base of a cliff or mountain.

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Rock fragments that result from the mechanical weathering of rocks.

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accumulated rock debris that is much larger than scree, usually basketball-size or larger

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( Ped.). Fragments of rocks and other soil material accumulated by force of gravity at the foot of cliffs or steep slopes. ( SSSA.).

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A sloping apron of fallen rock along the base of a cliff.

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

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accumulation of loose rock fragments derived by fall of rock from a cliff

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Slopes of large broken rock debris on a mountainside. (DOI4)

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Weathered rock which has fallen from and accumulated at the bottom of a cliff.

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a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff

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Landform. A deposit of large broken fragments of rock, usually at the base of a cliff or on steep slopes.

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rock fragments, usually coarse and angular blocks, that accumulate into a loose pile at the base of a steep slope or rock wall.

gly.bris.ac.uk

Steep, loose piles of rock, dirt, and boulders formed by the constant process of erosion. Climbing Talus can be exhausting, as one continually slides downhill, and dangerous as well, due to the possibility of landslides

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A sloping mass of large rock fragments and boulders that have detached from the cliff you are about to climb and now lay strewn around the base. Think even less about this than you did about its smaller cousin, scree.

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A sloping accumulation of coarse rock fragments at the base of a cliff

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

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large blocks of rock.

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A pile of rock fragments lying at the bottom of the cliff or steep slope from which they have broken off.

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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.

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Rock debris that has fallen from the sides of a cliff or steep slope.

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similar to scree, but consisting of larger rocks and boulders that can be stepped on individually lichen covered talus indicates a stable slope

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Large rock debris on a slope. The rocks are larger and have sharper edges than those found on scree slopes.

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A deposit of large angular fragments of physically weathered bedrock, usually at the base of a cliff or steep slope.

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A pile a debris fallen from the cliff edge, usually forming a slope against the cliff face or waterfall.

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Rock fragments of any size or shape derived from and lying at the base of a cliff or very steep rocky slope. Also refers to outward sloping and accumulated heap of loose, broken rock considered as a unit and formed primarily by falling, rolling, or sliding.

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an accumulation of large rock fragments resting at the base of a cliff or steep slope.

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scree or loose rubble

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Large rocks (6 inches or bigger) that are often present on the slopes underneath cliffs; caution is required while moving over talus because the stability varies

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a natural rockpile usually consisting of football-sized rocks and larger boulders. Formed from the deterioration of rock outcrops, sandstone is notorious for forming acres of this stuff. Slippery, loose, uneven, and utterly a pain to walk through. Well developed talus fields do not have any vegetation growing in them.

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Where mountains have crumbled and vegetation has not yet taken hold, slopes of talus (large rocks) and scree (small, loose rocks) remain.

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Rock debris, as from landsliding, at the base of the slope

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Broken rock accumulated at the base or against the lower part of a steep slope or cliff.

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Rock debris at the base of a cliff.

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The much thickened lower portion of a castle's curtain wall, designed to prevent attackers from getting too close to the base of the wall, or directly beneath the towers, and battlements, where they might be hidden from the line of fire. The talus gives the lower half or third of the walls a distinct outward slope.

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a slope composed of rock rubble

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accumulation of rock larger than scree that has fallen to its location. The presence and amount of talus should be considered when crossing a slope or climbing the pitch above it

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the rubble and rock covering a slope toward the base of the cliff. See scree.

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An accumulation of rocks and boulders that have fallen from a crag or face to form a steeply sloping fan at the base.

adventurecarolina.com

An accumulation of angular rock debris from rockfalls.

physicalgeography.net

Talus is a pile of rock debris at the bottom of a cliff or slope.

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The loose rock of all sizes that falls from a cliff and accumulates at the base. The distinction between scree and talus is generally that talus is large enough not to move underfoot.

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Keywords: fibula, tibia, ankle, articulates, calcaneus

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

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The most superior bone of the foot. It is the primary connection between the leg and the foot. It articulates with the tibia and fibular bones of the leg and the calcaneus and navicular bones of the foot. The superior surface and the sides form the top of the ankle joint; the inferior surface articulates with the calcaneus and makes up the subtalar joint.

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The highest tarsal bone which forms the ankle joint by articulating with the tibia and fibula. image

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the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

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The ankle bone that articulates witht he tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.

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Latin = ankle-bone; hence, the tortoise-shaped tarsal of the talocrural (ankle) joint.

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The ankle bone. The ankle joint is formed by the talus and the bottom of the tibia and fibula that rest upon it. The Latin word "talus" means ankle and in medicine it can refer to the entire ankle, too.

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Where the tibia and fibula joint to form the ankle joint, the entire ankle.

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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

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The ankle bone that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.

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the bone of the foot that meets the tibia and fibula to form the main ankle joint

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A bone of the ankle.

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Keywords: astragalus

The astragalus.

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Keywords: thebes