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incus

/ˈɪŋ.kəs/

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noun

砧骨，听骨。

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. "

医生解释说，砧骨，也就是我中耳里的一块小听骨，帮助将声音振动传递到我的内耳。

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noun

砧状云

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. "

我们看着雷暴滚滚而来，积雨云的顶部像铁匠的铁砧一样扩散开来，形成了一个清晰的砧状云形状。