anvil bone

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• anvil — (n.) O.E. anfilt, a West Germanic compound (Cf. M.Du. anvilt, O.H.G. anafalz, Du. aanbeeld, Dan. ambolt anvil ) from *ana on + *filtan hit (see FELT (Cf. felt) (n.)). The ear bone so called from 1680s. Anvil Chorus is based on the …   Etymology dictionary

• Anvil — An anvil is a manufacturing tool, made of a hard and massive block of stone or metal used as a support for chiseling and hammering other objects, such as in forging iron and steel items. HistoryAnvils have been used since early Bronze Age times… …   Wikipedia

• Anvil (disambiguation) — An anvil is a tool used by metalworkers such as blacksmiths.Anvil may also be: *Anvil cloud or anvil dome, a cumulonimbus cloud or other type of cloud shaped like the tool *Incus, a bone in the middle ear shaped like the tool *Anvil Studio, a… …   Wikipedia

• bone — Synonyms and related words: adamant, aitchbone, anklebone, anvil, backbone, bill, biscuit, bony, breastbone, brick, buck, calcaneus, cannon bone, carpal, cartilage, cement, chine, clavicle, coccyx, collarbone, con, concrete, contemplate, cracker …   Moby Thesaurus

• anvil — UK [ˈænvɪl] / US noun Word forms anvil : singular anvil plural anvils 1) [countable] a metal block on which a blacksmith shapes metal objects with a hammer 2) [singular] medical a small bone in your middle ear between the hammer and the stirrup …   English dictionary

• bone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. whalebone, ivory, etc. See density, body. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. skeletal substance, osseous matter, bony process, bone cartilage, ossein. Bones of the human skeleton include: cranium or skull,… …   English dictionary for students

• anvil — noun a) A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. b) An incus bone in the inner ear …   Wiktionary

• anvil — n. 1 a block (usu. of iron) with a flat top, concave sides, and often a pointed end, on which metals are worked in forging. 2 Anat. a bone of the ear; the incus. Etymology: OE anfilte etc …   Useful english dictionary

• Table anvil — Table Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ear bone — ▪ anatomy also called  Auditory Ossicle,         any of the three tiny bones in the middle ear of all mammals. These are the malleus, or hammer, the incus, or anvil, and the stapes, or stirrup. Together they form a short chain that crosses the… …   Universalium

• stirrup bone — noun the smallest bone in the human body; it is situated in the ear and passes vibrations from the anvil to cochlea Syn: stapes …   Wiktionary