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incus

/ˈɪŋ.kəs/

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noun

L'enclume

A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the incus, one of the tiny bones in my middle ear, helps transmit sound vibrations to my inner ear. "

Le médecin a expliqué que l'enclume, l'un des minuscules os de mon oreille moyenne, aide à transmettre les vibrations sonores à mon oreille interne.

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noun

Enclume nuageuse

An accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.

Examples :

"We watched the thunderstorm roll in, the top of the cumulonimbus cloud spreading out into a distinct incus shape like a blacksmith's anvil. "

Nous avons regardé l'orage arriver, le sommet du cumulonimbus s'étendant en une enclume nuageuse distincte, comme une enclume de forgeron.