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Meanings of anvil in English
Synonyms
Examples for "incus"
Examples for "incus"
1
Caldani mentions a case with the incus and malleus deficient, and Scarpa and Torreau quote instances of deficient ossicles.
2
This causes the incus to move through a shorter distance, but with greater force than the end of the malleus.
3
Such an arrangement would permit its action on the joint formed by Meckel's cartilage and the incus of the middle ear.
4
He is known in the history of anatomical discovery as the first who described the two tympanal bones, termed malleus and incus.
5
We'd seen that the auditory canals were well defined, that the tiny ossicles-themaleus, incus, and stapes-werepresent in the middle ear.
Usage of anvil in English
1
The risk of being crushed between hammer and anvil was too great.
2
There were 20 casts in all, including the anvil and anvil block.
3
In a short time, the hammer rang upon the anvil as before.
4
The blade of a jeweled sword was sunk deeply into the anvil.
5
And they gave me what tools I was missing, including that anvil.
6
Just as before, he was chained to the anvil and left alone.
7
Thus to other noises was added that of the hammer on anvil.
8
On the anvil the end of the white-hot bar was immediately laid.
9
He heard a blacksmith hammering at his anvil, and the gnawing ceased.
10
They manufacture on the anvil very fine kris daggers, knives, lance-heads, etc.
11
I think he swallowed the anvil afterward, if my memory serves me.
12
She stepped inside the forge and seated herself on the Dane's anvil.
13
Go, then, and strike your great blows upon the anvil of life.
14
Being loaded with sin, he went to the bottom like an anvil.
15
A huge fire roared on the hearth, beside which was an anvil.
16
Stand firm and immoveable, as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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