anvil

an·vil  (nvl)

n.

1.

a. A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering.

b. Something resembling an anvil, as in shape or function.

2. The fixed jaw in a set of calipers against which an object to be measured is placed.

3. Anatomy See incus.

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[Middle English anfilt, from Old English; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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anvil [ˈænvɪl]

n

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a heavy iron or steel block on which metals are hammered during forging

2. any part having a similar shape or function, such as the lower part of a telegraph key

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the fixed jaw of a measurement device against which the piece to be measured is held

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the nontechnical name for incus

[Old English anfealt; related to Old High German anafalz, Middle Dutch anvilte; see on, felt²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anvil - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" smithy, forge - a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
	2.	anvil - the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes incus auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

Translations

anvil [ˈænvɪl] N → yunque m

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anvil [ˈænvɪl] n → enclume f

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anvil

n → Amboss m (also Anat)

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anvil [ˈænvɪl] n → incudine f

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anvil

n anvil [ˈӕnvil]

a block, usually of iron, on which metal objects (eg horse-shoes) are hammered into shape the blacksmith's anvil. aambeeld سِنْدان наковалня kovadlina ambolt der Amboß αμόνι yunque alasi سندان alasin enclume סֶדָן निहाई nakovanj üllő landasan steðji incudine 鉄床 모루 priekalas (kalēja) lakta andas aambeeld ambolt kowadło bigorna nico­vală наковальня nákova nakovalo nakovanj städ ทั่งตีเหล็ก örs 鐵砧 ковадло سندان ، اہرن ، پدام cái đe 铁砧