transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfā-ˌlaŋ(k)s, Britain usually ]
ˈfa- noun
( plural pha·lanx·es or pha·lan·ges fə-ˈlan-(ˌ)jēz, fā-, ˈfā-ˌ, Britain usually fa-)
Etymology: Latin phalang-, phalanx, from Greek, battle line, digital bone, literally, log — more at balk
Date: 1553
1. : a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files ; broadly : a body of troops in close array
2. plural phalanges : one of the digital bones of the hand or foot of a vertebrate
3. plural usually phalanxes
a. : a massed arrangement of persons, animals, or things
a phalanx of armed guards
b. : an organized body of persons
a phalanx of lawyers