incus
nounUK, US /ˈɪŋ.kəs/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin incūs (“anvil”).
- The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles[…] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; "hammer"); the incus (ingʹkus; "anvil"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; "stirrup").2010, Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th edition, page 576:
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Climatology, Meteorology, Natural sciences An accessory cloud in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.
- Synonyms
- anvil, thunderhead
- Related terms
- incudal