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incus
[ ing-kuhs ]
noun
, plural in·cu·des [in-, kyoo, -deez] in·cus
- Also called anvil, the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance.
incus
/ ĭng-kyo̅o̅′dēz /
, Plural incudes ĭng-kyo̅o̅′dēz
- The anvil-shaped bone (ossicle) that lies between the malleus and the stapes in the middle ear.
- The elongated, often anvil-shaped upper portion of a fully developed cumulonimbus cloud; a thunderhead.
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Derived Forms
- incudate, adjective
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Other Words From
- in·cu·date [ing, -ky, uh, -deyt, -dit, in, -], in·cu·dal [ing, -ky, uh, -dl, in, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incus1
C17: from Latin: anvil, from incūdere to forge
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Example Sentences
The middle segment becomes in mammals the incus (one of the ear-ossicles), and in birds the quadrate.
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It is passed over the incus in the same manner as an incus hook.
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A variety of instruments have been described for the purpose of removal of the incus.
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The incus consists of an anvil-shaped portion from which arises a long tapering process.
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The ossicles of Procavia, which recall those of the Equidae, are chiefly remarkable for the small size of the body of the incus.
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