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PHALANX
phalanx
(noun) any of the bones of the fingers or toes
phalanx
(noun) a body of troops in close array
phalanx
(noun) any closely ranked crowd of people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phalanx (plural phalanxes or phalanges)
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
(historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
(plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
(skeleton, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.
Synonyms
• (anatomy, bone of the finger or toe): phalange
Hyponyms
• (bone of the finger): distal phalanx, intermediate phalanx, proximal phalanx
Proper noun
Phalanx
The brand name of a radar-controlled rapid fire 20mm Gatling-type machine gun, the Phalanx CIWS (pronounced see-wiz), deployed on U.S. Navy ships as a last line of defense against antiship cruise missiles.
Source: Wiktionary
Pha"lanx, n.; pl. Phalanxes, L. Phalanges. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.
5. Etym: [pl. Phalanges.] (Bot.)
Definition: A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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