Talus

• Talus (fortification)
  Talus (fortification)
  The talus is an architectural feature of some late medieval castles, especially prevalent in crusader constructions. It consists of a sloping face at the base of a fortified wall. The slope acts as an effective defensive measure in two ways. First, conventional siege equipment is less effective...
  
  , sloped portion of a fortified wall
• Talus, California
  Talus, California
  Talus is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad north-northwest of Coso Junction, at an elevation of 3730 feet ....
  
  , community in Inyo County
• Talus bone
  Talus bone
  The talus bone or astragalus is a bone in the tarsus of the foot that forms the lower part of the ankle joint through its articulations with the lateral and medial malleoli of the two bones of the lower leg, the tibia and fibula. Within the tarsus, it articulates with the calcaneus below and...
  
  , ankle bone, connecting the leg to the foot
• Talus, planet in the Star Wars universe
• Talus, electronic design automation tool by Magma Design Automation
  Magma Design Automation
  Magma Design Automation is a software company in the electronic design automation industry. The company was founded in 1997 and maintains headquarters in San Jose, California....
  
  
• Scree
  Scree
  Scree, also called talus, is a term given to an accumulation of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, or valley shoulders. Landforms associated with these materials are sometimes called scree slopes or talus piles...
  
  , broken rock piles found on mountain slopes and at the base of cliffs

See also

• Talos (disambiguation)
  Talos (disambiguation)
  Talos was a giant bronze automaton in Greek mythology.Talos may also refer to:*Talos , a mythological Greek inventor.*RIM-8 Talos, a U.S...
  
  
• Tallus, a communications device in the Marvel comic book Exiles