Look up: phalanx

1. phalanx
   [n] - any closely ranked crowd of people 2. [n] - a body of troops in close array 3. [n] - any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes
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2. phalanx
   In ancient Greece and Macedonia, a battle formation using up to 16 lines of infantry with pikes about 4 m/13 ft long, protected to the sides and rear by cavalry. It was used by Philip II and...
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3. Phalanx
   A - close formation of heavy armed infantry equipped with spears and round shields. B - battle line. C - legion.
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4. Phalanx
   Any bone of the fingers or toes; plural is phalanges.
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5. Phalanx
   Phalanx: Anatomically, any one of the bones in the fingers or toes. (Plural: phalanges.) There are 3 phalanges (the proximal, middle, and proximal phalanx) in most of the fingers and toes. However, the thumb and large toe have only two phalanges which accounts for their being shorter. A 'phalanx' in...
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6. Phalanx
   Pha'lanx noun ; plural Phalanxes , Latin Phalanges . [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the ph...
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7. phalanx
   <anatomy> A finger bone. There are three phalanges in each digit, except the thumb which only has two. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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8. phalanx
   noun any of the bones of the fingers or toes
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9. phalanx
   noun a body of troops in close array
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10. Phalanx
    • (n.) A Fourierite community; a phalanstery. • (n.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode. • (n.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx ...
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11. phalanx
    (from the article `skeleton`) The distal segment of the limb comprises the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges in the forelimb and the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges in the hind ... The phalanges—the toe bones—of the foot have bases relatively large compared with the corresponding bones in the hand, while the shafts are much ...
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12. Phalanx
    (from the article `Kandinsky, Wassily`) ...of violent hues that would have delighted his Asian ancestors. He exhibited with the vanguard groups and in the big nonacademic shows that had ...
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13. Phalanx
    (from the article `rocket and missile system`) ...seeker systems. For close-in defense, combatant ships were fitted with high-performance, short-range missiles such as the British Seawolf and ...
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14. phalanx
    in military science, tactical formation consisting of a block of heavily armed infantry standing shoulder to shoulder in files several ranks deep. ... [5 related articles]
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15. phalanx
    phalanx In anatomy, phalanx 1. Especially in ancient Greece, a group of soldiers that attacks in close formation, protected by their overlapping shields and projecting spears. 2. A group of people animals, or objects that are moving or standing closely together. Phalanx originally referred to the whole row ...
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16. phalanx
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fā′langks, fă-langks′; fă-lan′jis; -jēz Definitions: 1. One of the long bones of the digits, 14 in number for each hand or foot, including two for the thumb or great toe, and three each for the other four digits; designated as proximal,...
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17. Phalanx
    Phalanx was the name applied to the ordinary formation adopted by Greek heavy infantry. They were drawn up in close array, shoulder to shoulder, in a line eight deep, as a rule, though the Thebans used a formation twenty- five or even fifty deep. The Macedonian phalanx was an improvement on the Gree...
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18. phalanx
    phalanx, ancient Greek formation of infantry. The soldiers were arrayed in rows (8 or 16), with arms at the ready, making a solid block that could sweep bristling through the more dispersed ranks of the enemy. Originally employed by the Spartans, it was developed by Epaminondas of Thebes (d. 362 B.C...
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19. phalanx
    In ancient Greece and Macedonia, a battle formation using up to 16 lines of infantry with pikes about 4 m/13 ft long, protected to the sides and rear by cavalry. It was used by Philip II and Alexander the Great of Macedonia, and though more successful than the conventional hoplite formation, it proved inferior to the Roman legion
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20. phalanx
    Latin = row of soldiers; hence, one of the small bones of a digit, plural - phalanges, adjective - phalangeal.
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21. phalanx
    (fa;langks), pl. phalanges A bone of a finger or toe.
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22. phalanx
    (fa;langks), pl. phalanges A bone of a finger or toe.
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23. Phalanx
    
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24. Phalanx
    A formation of infantry drawn up in close-order and in depth; often carrying overlapping shields and long spears or pikes. The standard battle formation of the ancient Greek hoplite, and the later Hellenistic phalanxes of the Macedonians and Successor Kingdoms.
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25. Phalanx
    `Phalanx`, from wikt:φάλαγξ|φάλαγξ--> (finger), can have many meanings, as in the original Greek language. Phalanx may refer to: Medicine: Military: Politics: Places: Art: Literature: Music: Computers: Other:
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