ALL meanings of incus
in·cus
I i - noun incus A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes. 1
- noun plural incus Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes. 1
- noun plural incus Also called anvil, anvil cloud, anvil top, thunderhead. the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance. 1
- noun incus (anatomy) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. 0
- noun incus (meteorology) an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus. 0
- noun incus the central of the three small bones in the middle ear of mammals 0
- noun incus the central one of the three small bones in the middle ear; it is shaped somewhat like an anvil 0