anvil

A noun referring to a heavy block of iron or steel used for shaping hot metal by hammering, or to the middle ear bone (incus) located between the malleus and stapes.

• 🇩🇪Ein schwerer Eisen- oder Stahlblock, auf dem heißes Metall mit einem Hammer geformt wird; auch ein Knochen im Mittelohr (der Amboss), der zwischen Hammer und Steigbügel liegt.

1. Blacksmith's block B1 formal

   A heavy iron or steel block used as a surface for hammering and shaping hot metal.

   • The blacksmith placed the glowing iron on the anvil.
   • He struck the metal repeatedly on the anvil to form a sword.
   • The anvil was worn from years of use.

   🇩🇪Amboss

2. Middle ear bone C1 formal medical

   The incus, a small bone in the middle ear that transmits vibrations from the malleus to the stapes.

   • The anvil is one of the three ossicles in the human ear.
   • Damage to the anvil can cause hearing loss.
   • The anvil works with the hammer and stirrup to amplify sound.

   🇩🇪Amboss

   Synonyme: incus

• anvils plural form
• anvils' possessive plural form
• anvil's possessive singular form