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an⋅vil
[an-vil] 
–noun
| 1. | a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes. |
| 2. | anything having a similar form or use. |
| 3. | the fixed jaw in certain measuring instruments. |
| 4. | Also called anvil cloud, anvil top. Meteorology. incus (def. 2). |
| 5. | a musical percussion instrument having steel bars that are struck with a wooden or metal beater. |
| 6. | Anatomy. incus (def. 1). |
in⋅cus
[ing-kuh
s] –noun, plural in⋅cu⋅des [in-kyoo-deez] for 1; in⋅cus for 2.
[in-kyoo-deez] for 1; in⋅cus for 2. | 1. | Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes. |
| 2. | Also called anvil, anvil cloud, anvil top, thunderhead. the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance. |
Origin:
1660–70; < NL, L incūs anvil, equiv. to incūd- (s. of incūdere to hammer, beat upon) + -s nom. sing. ending; see incuse
1660–70; < NL, L incūs anvil, equiv. to incūd- (s. of incūdere to hammer, beat upon) + -s nom. sing. ending; see incuse
Related forms:
in⋅cu⋅date [ing-kyuh-deyt, -dit, in-] , in⋅cu⋅dal [ing-kyuh-dl, in-] , adjective
[ing-kyuh-deyt, -dit, in-] , in⋅cu⋅dal [ing-kyuh-dl, in-] , adjective
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| an·vil (ān'vĭl) n.
[Middle English anfilt, from Old English; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.] |
| in·cus (ĭng'kəs) n. pl. in·cu·des (ĭng-kyōō'dēz)
[Latin incūs, incūd-, anvil, from incūsus, past participle of incūdere, to forge with a hammer : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + cūdere, to beat, forge; see kau- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Anvil
An"vil\, n. [OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.]1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped. 2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.), the incus. See Incus. To be on the anvil, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. --Swift.Anvil
An"vil\, v. t. To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. --Beau. & Fl.
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Language Translation for : anvil
Spanish:
yunque,
German:
der Amboß,
Japanese:
鉄床
anvil
O.E. anfilte, a W.Gmc. compound (cf. M.Du. anvilt, O.H.G. anafalz, Dan. ambolt) from *ana- "on" + *filtan "hit" (see felt (n.)). Anvil Chorus is based on the "Gypsy Song" that opens Act II of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore," first performed in Teatro Apollo, Rome, Jan. 19, 1853.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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anvil an·vil (ān'vĭl)
n.
See incus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Anvil
the rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa. 41:7.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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