Synonyms for phalanx
ˈfeɪ læŋks, ˈfæl æŋks; fəˈlæn dʒizpha·lanx

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1. phalanxnoun

   One of the bones of the finger or toe.

   Synonyms:
   phalange

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1. phalanx

   An army is an organized body of men armed for war, ordinarily considerable in numbers, always independent in organization so far as not to be a constituent part of any other command. Organization, unity, and independence, rather than numbers are the essentials of an army. We speak of the invading army of Cortes or Pizarro, tho either body was contemptible in numbers from a modern military standpoint. We may have a little army, a large army, or a vast army. Host is used for any vast and orderly assemblage; as, the stars are called the heavenly host. Multitude expresses number without order or organization; a multitude of armed men is not an army, but a mob. Legion (from the Latin) and phalanx (from the Greek) are applied by a kind of poetic license to modern forces; the plural legions is preferred to the singular. Military is a general word for land-forces; the military may include all the armed soldiery of a nation, or the term may be applied to any small detached company, as at a fort, in distinction from civilians. Any organized body of men by whom the law or will of a people is executed is a force; the word is a usual term for the police of any locality.

   Synonyms:
   armament, army, array, force, forces, host, legions, military, multitude, soldiers, soldiery, troops

Princeton's WordNet

1. phalanxnoun

   any of the bones of the fingers or toes

2. phalanxnoun

   any closely ranked crowd of people

3. phalanxnoun

   a body of troops in close array

Matched Categories

1. • Bone
   • Crowd
   • Military
   • Military Unit

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1. Filomena Simone:

   The movement of the hand is done by the wire. This wire, when activated, they contract. And we are able to exploit this contraction to make the finger move. And we can move each phalanx independently.