incus
UK/ˈɪŋ.kəs/
incus noun: a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
Noun
incus (plural incudes)
- A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
- The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles[…] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; "hammer"); the incus (ingʹkus; "anvil"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; "stirrup").2010, Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th edition, page 576
- Synonyms:
- anvil
- An accessory cloud in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.
- Synonyms:
- anvil, thunderhead
incus meaning in Tamil and Gujarati
incus in Tamil
- பட்டை எலும்பு, இன்கசு, பட்டை சிற்றெலும்பு, பட்டையுரு
incus in Gujarati
- incus, a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear
- એરણ eraṇ
Synonyms of incus
Forms of incus
| plural | incudes |
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Origin of incus
Borrowed from Latin incūs (“anvil”).
Phrases with incus
Questions about incus
- What does incus mean?
- Incus means a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
- What is incus in Tamil?
- Incus in Tamil is பட்டை எலும்பு, இன்கசு, பட்டை சிற்றெலும்பு. See Incus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incus?
- Incus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce incus?
- Incus is pronounced /ˈɪŋ.kəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of incus?
- The plural of incus is incudes.
Words near incus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: incus (page history and authors); incus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); એરણ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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