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in⋅cus

  [ing-kuhs]
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–noun, plural in⋅cu⋅des  [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

Related forms:
in⋅cu⋅date  [ing-kyuh-deyt, -dit, in-] , in⋅cu⋅dal  [ing-kyuh-dl, in-] , adjective
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Main Entry: in·cus
Pronunciation: 'i[ng]-k&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural in·cu·des /i[ng]-'kyüd-(")Ez,'i[ng]-ky&-"dEz/
: the middle bone of the chain of three ossicles in the middle ear of a mammal resembling a premolar tooth with the body having a facet which articulates withthe malleus and with the longer of the two widely separated crura having a process which articulates with the stapes called also ambos, anvil
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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)

  1. The anvil-shaped bone (ossicle) that lies between the malleus and the stapes in the middle ear.

  2. The elongated, often anvil-shaped upper portion of a fully developed cumulonimbus cloud; a thunderhead.


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