Phalange
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfælændʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phalange is a noun meaning (anatomy) Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).
Meaning
(anatomy) Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).
More Meanings
- (zoology) Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.
- (botany) A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.
- A phalanstery.
- (obsolete) Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).
Example Sentences
The office of an Unarch is therefore but an honourable title. What can political authority be applied to in the Phalange, where all means of violence are absolutely useless, where no clashing interests, no enemies exist; […]
Word Forms
- phalanges
Synonyms for phalange
Depending on context, synonyms include phalanx.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include battalion, brigades, phalangite, phallos, phalangist, pharo.
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