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Definition: Incus |
IncusNoun1. The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Incus \In"cus\, noun. [Latin expression, anvil.]. (references) |
"Incus" is a common misspelling or typo for: incest, incise, incur, incuse. |
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | The upper portion of a Cumulonimbus spread out in the shape of an anvil with a smooth, fibrous or striated appearance. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | One of three ossicles of the middle ear. It conducts sound vibrations from the malleus to the stapes. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The incus is the anvil-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear. It connects the malleus to the stapes.Incus is also an artist owned record label specialising in the dissemination of free-improvised music set up by Derek Bailey and Evan Parker
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Incus is an artist owned record label specialising in the dissemination of free-improvised music set up by Derek Bailey and Evan ParkerSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Incus (record label)."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
INCUS | Greek | ακμονοειδές | Geography |
| inc | English | Incus | Geography |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: IncusSynonym: anvil (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Incus |
| English words defined with "incus": Mastax ♦ Quadrate bone ♦ stapes, stirrup. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "incus": thunderstorm precipitation, thundery precipitation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Incus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (anvil, incus). |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These three bones are named the malleus, incus and stapes (and are also known as the hammer, anvil and stirrup). (references) | |
The middle ear contains three tiny bones, the malleus, incus, and stapes, which transmit sound from the eardrum to the inner ear. The inner ear contains the hearing and balance organs. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
incus | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "incus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | aambeeldbeentjie (anvil), aambeeld (anvil). (various references) | |
Albanian | kudhër e veshit. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | наковалня (anvil, stithy). (various references) | |
Czech | malá kùstka ve středním uchu. (various references) | |
Danish | incus, inc. (various references) | |
Dutch | incus (anvil). (various references) | |
Esperanto | inkuso (anvil). (various references) | |
Finnish | alasimenmuotoinen. (various references) | |
French | enclume. (various references) | |
German | incus (anvil), amboss (anvil), Amboß (anvil). (various references) | |
Greek | INCUS, άκμων, ακμονοειδές, οστό του αυτιού στο είδοσ του άκμονα. (various references) | |
Hungarian | üllõcsont. (various references) | |
Italian | incus, incudine (anvil). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | incusay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | 'incus', bigorna (anvil). (various references) | |
Russian | наковальня (anvil, stithy). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | nakovanj (anvil, stithy). (various references) | |
Spanish | incus, inc, yunque (anvil). (various references) | |
Swedish | incus, städ (anvil). (various references) | |
Turkish | örs kemiği. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | ковадло (anvil). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "incus": incuse, incused, incuses, incusing. (additional references) | |
Words containing "incus": pincushion, pincushions. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "incus" (pronounced 'In"cus'): Abaciscus, Ascococcus, Ascus, Asteriscus, Cercus, Circus, Coccus, Cuscus, Cytococcus, Damascus, Echinococcus, Ficus, Floccus, Glaucus, gonococcus, lemniscus, locus, Macacus, Mancus, Manducus, meniscus, Micrococcus, Mucus, Ovococcus, Picus, Pneumococcus, Propithecus, Protococcus, Saccus, Sambucus, Spermococcus, streptococcus, succus, sulcus, umbilicus, uncus, Viscus. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-i-n-s-u" | |
-1 letter: unci. | |
-2 letters: cis, ins, nus, sic, sin, sun, uns. | |
-3 letters: in, is, nu, si, un, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-i-n-s-u" | |
+1 letter: acinus, cousin, cumins, cutins, incurs, incuse, mucins, tunics. | |
+2 letters: acinous, brucins, causing, cinques, congius, coniums, cousins, crinums, cuisine, cummins, cursing, cushion, cussing, duncish, echinus, fuchsin, incrust, incubus, incudes, incused, incuses, induces, inducts, insculp, leucins, nuncios, quinces, ricinus, saucing, sculpin, squinch, sucking, suction, uncials, uncinus, unclips, uncoils, unpicks, unstick, urchins, vicunas, zincous. | |
+3 letters: accusing, anchusin, auctions, banausic, brucines, buckskin, cautions, chousing, cislunar, coinsure, conduits, coquinas, councils, counties, coursing, cousinly, cousinry, craniums, crucians, cruising, crushing, crusting, cuisines, cullions, cumarins, cunnings, cuppings, curbings, curlings, curtains, cushions, cushiony, cutinise, cutlines, cuttings, discount, disjunct, duckpins, ductings, eucaines, eugenics, excusing, focusing, fuchsine, fuchsins, funicles, hocusing, incisure, includes, inconnus, incrusts, incurves, incusing, inducers, insculps, insecure, insomuch, instruct, issuance, kingcups, leucines, linecuts, linocuts, lunacies, lunatics, meniscus, miscount, miscuing, mucinous, munchies, muscling, musician, noctuids, nonmusic, nucleins, nuclides, nudnicks, nuisance, numerics, nutpicks, panicums, penuchis, quantics, quickens, quintics, recusing, reincurs, rescuing, ruchings, ructions, scandium, sciurine, scouring, scouting, scrutiny, scudding, scuffing, sculking, sculling, scullion, sculping, sculpins, scumming, securing, seducing, shucking, sinciput, sinecure, sluicing, sourcing, sprucing, subniche, subsonic, subtonic, subtunic, succinct, succinic, succinyl, suckling, suctions, sulfonic, sultanic, syconium, tsunamic, tungstic, tunicles, uncasing, unchains, unctions, unicorns, unifaces, unsicker, unsliced, unsocial, unsticks, unstitch, unvoices, vicugnas, viscount. | |
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