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Incus meaning

  1. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
  2. an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.

Synonyms of Incus

anvil auditory ossicle

Related words

Other words often associated with Incus or its synonyms:

ossicle block

Using Incus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. | an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.
  • Useful related words include: anvil, auditory ossicle.

Context around Incus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

features 1× malleus 1× shaped 1×

Often after:

supplementary 1×

Sentence patterns with Incus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the incus or anvil 1× anvil shaped incus supplementary feature 1× articulates to incus which connects 1× ear malleus incus and stapes 1× supplementary features incus is the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cumulonimbus dissipating at 1× dysfunction of the 1× the malleus articulates 1× the malleus or 1× towering vertical cumulonimbus 1×

Common sentence endings:

conductive hearing loss 1× from the quadrate 1× incus supplementary feature 1× the species capillatus 1× to the stapes 1×

Words around Incus

Just before it in the word index:

incursions 134 incursion 208 incurs 40 incurring 122 incurrence 3 incurred 473

Just after it in the word index:

incwala 8 incyte 31 ind 307 inda 11 indaba 37 indaco 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Incus

  • In this selection, "incus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, features, malleus, shaped and supplementary stand out and add context to how "incus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the incus or anvil and anvil shaped incus supplementary feature. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "incus" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with incus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The malleus articulates to incus which connects to the stapes. (10 words)

Towering vertical cumulonimbus capillatus with anvil-shaped incus supplementary feature. (10 words)

Dysfunction of the three small bones of the middle ear – malleus, incus, and stapes – may cause conductive hearing loss. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Cumulonimbus dissipating at dusk Cloud-based supplementary features Incus is the most type-specific supplementary feature, seen only with cumulonimbus of the species capillatus. (24 words)

The malleus, or "hammer", evolved from the articular bone of the lower jaw, and the incus, or "anvil", from the quadrate. (21 words)

Dysfunction of the three small bones of the middle ear – malleus, incus, and stapes – may cause conductive hearing loss. (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

Cumulonimbus dissipating at dusk Cloud-based supplementary features Incus is the most type-specific supplementary feature, seen only with cumulonimbus of the species capillatus.

Dysfunction of the three small bones of the middle ear – malleus, incus, and stapes – may cause conductive hearing loss.

The malleus articulates to incus which connects to the stapes.

The malleus, or "hammer", evolved from the articular bone of the lower jaw, and the incus, or "anvil", from the quadrate.

Towering vertical cumulonimbus capillatus with anvil-shaped incus supplementary feature.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "incus" in a sentence?
An example: "Cumulonimbus dissipating at dusk Cloud-based supplementary features Incus is the most type-specific supplementary feature, seen only with cumulonimbus of the species capillatus." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "incus" from authentic English texts.
What does "incus" mean?
Incus means: A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
What are synonyms of "incus"?
Common synonyms of "incus" include: anvil, auditory ossicle.
How many example sentences with "incus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "incus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.