anvil

• Существительное, обозначающее тяжёлую железную или стальную болванку, используемую для придания формы горячему металлу с помощью молота, или кость среднего уха (наковальня), расположенную между молоточком и стремечком.

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.

1. Blacksmith's blockB1formal

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

   Наковальня

   • 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.

2. Middle ear boneC1formalmedical

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

   Наковальня

   • 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.

   Synonymsincus