phalanges at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:
[fə'lændʒız]
phalanges at English irregular forms Of Explained:
pl. of {phalange}
pl. of {phalanx}
Phalanges at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Phalanges \Pha*lan"ges\, n.,
pl. of {Phalanx}.
Phalanx \Pha"lanx\, n.; pl. {Phalanxes}, L. {Phalanges}. [L.,
from Gr. ?.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in
ranks and files close and deep. There were several
different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from
four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. ``In cubic
phalanx firm advanced.'' --Milton.
The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. --Pope.
2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any
combination of people distinguished for firmness and
solidity of a union.
At present they formed a united phalanx. --Macaulay.
The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed, All
huddling into phalanx, stood and gazed. --Cowper.
3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.
4. (Anat.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot,
beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.
5. [pl. {Phalanges}.] (Bot.) A group or bundle of stamens, as
in polyadelphous flowers.
phalanges at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
phalanges
See {phalange}
phalanges at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Etymology
From Inter: term » φάλαγγες|tr=phalanges|lang=grc|sc=polytonic, plural of Inter: term » φάλαγξ|tr=phalanks|lang=grc|sc=polytonic.Noun
phalangesFrench
Noun
phalanges {{f}}Latin
Noun
Inter: la-noun-form » phalangēsTranslation: ar » phalanges
Translation: el » phalanges
Translation: fr » phalanges
Translation: ku » phalanges
Translation: mg » phalanges
Translation: my » phalanges
Translation: no » phalanges
Translation: ta » phalanges
Translation: vi » phalanges