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Anvil cloud
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noun, plural in·cu·des 
[in-kyoo-deez] , for 1; in·cus for 2.
[in-kyoo-deez] , for 1; in·cus for 2. 1.
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; < Neo-Latin, Latin incūs anvil, equivalent to incūd- (stem of incūdere to hammer, beat upon) + -s nominative singular ending; see incuse
1660–70; < Neo-Latin, Latin incūs anvil, equivalent to incūd- (stem of incūdere to hammer, beat upon) + -s nominative singular ending; see incuse
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anvil (ˈænvɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a heavy iron or steel block on which metals are hammered during forging |
| 2. | any part having a similar shape or function, such as the lower part of a telegraph key |
| 3. | the fixed jaw of a measurement device against which the piece to be measured is held |
| 4. | anatomy the nontechnical name for incus |
| [Old English anfealt; related to Old High German anafalz, Middle Dutch anvilte; see | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
anvil an·vil (ān'vĭl)
n.
See incus.
incus in·cus (ĭng'kəs)
n. pl. in·cu·des (ĭng-ky&oomacr;'dēz)
The middle of the three ossicles in the middle ear, located between the malleus and the stapes and composed of a body and two limbs. Also called anvil.
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Science Dictionary
incus (ĭng-ky 'dēz) Pronunciation Key
Plural incudes (ĭng-ky 'dēz)
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Bible Dictionary
Anvil definition
the rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa. 41:7.
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