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Definitions of anvil in various dictionaries:
noun - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
noun - the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering.
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| This word for the block on which blacksmiths shape metal also refers to the lower plate of a stapler |
| In the body: stirrup, hammer... |
| It's the more common name for the tiny ear bone called the incus |
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| a heavy iron block with a flat top and concave sides, on which metal can be hammered and shaped. |
| A heavy iron block with a flat top and concave sides, on which metal can be hammered and shaped. |
| The horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud. |
| a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering |
| the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes |
| a heavy block of iron on which heated pieces of metal are made into a particular shape with a hammer |
| one of the small bones of the ear |
| A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering. |
| Something resembling an anvil, as in shape or function. |
| The fixed jaw in a set of calipers against which an object to be measured is placed. |
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An anvil is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal (usually forged or cast steel), with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck (or "worked"). * Anvils are as massive as they are practical, because the higher their inertia, the more efficiently they cause the energy of striking tools to be transferred to the work piece.In most cases the anvil is used as a forging tool. Before the advent of modern welding technology, it was a primary tool of metal workers.The great majority of modern anvils are made of cast or forged steel (the latter is stronger) that has been heat treated. Inexpensive anvils have been made of cast iron and low quality steel, but are considered unsuitable for serious use as they deform and lack rebound when struck. * Because anvils are very ancient tools and were at one time very commonplace, they have acquired symbolic meaning beyond their use as utilitarian objects. They have even found their way into popular culture including epi |