| NOUN | artifact | anvil | a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals / metals are shaped by hammering |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | anvil, incus | the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes |
| Sounds | ae'nvahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals / metals are shaped by hammering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | forge, smithy | A workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering |
| Broader | block | A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) |
| Spanish | bigornia, yunque | |
| Catalan | enclusa | |
| Meaning | The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | incus | |
| Part of | middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum | The main cavity of the ear |
| Broader | auditory ossicle | ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear |
| Spanish | yunque | |
| Catalan | enclusa, incus | |
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