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incus
(redirected from Anvil (bone))

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incus [′iŋ·kəs]
(anatomy)
The middle one of three ossicles in the middle ear. Also known as anvil.
(meteorology)
A supplementary cloud feature peculiar to cumulonimbus capillatus; the spreading of the upper portion of cumulonimbus when this part takes the form of an anvil with a fibrous or smooth aspect. Also known as anvil; thunderhead.


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