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Definitions for Incus

[1] Anatomy . the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes.
[2] Also called anvil, anvil cloud, anvil top, thunderhead. the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance.
[3] the central of the three small bones in the middle ear of mammals Nontechnical name: anvil Compare malleus, stapes

Words nearby Incus

incursion, incursive, incurvate, incurvation, incurve, incus, incuse, incyclophoria, ind, ind-, ind.

Origin of Incus

1660–70; < New Latin, Latin incūs anvil, equivalent to incūd- (stem of incūdere to hammer, beat upon) + -s nominative singular ending; see incuse

Other words from Incus

in·cu·date [ing -kyuh -deyt, -dit, in -] /ˈɪŋ kyəˌdeɪt, -dɪt, ˈɪn-/ , in·cu·dal [ing -kyuh -dl, in -] /ˈɪŋ kyə dl, ˈɪn-/ , adjective

Word origin for Incus

C17: from Latin: anvil, from incūdere to forge