noun
- a heavy iron block with a flat top surface on which metals are hammered and shaped
- a bone in the middle ear that helps transmit sound vibrations
Usage: anatomy
Examples
- The blacksmith heated the iron rod and placed it on the anvil.
- He hammered the horseshoe into shape on the heavy anvil.
- The anvil rang with each strike of the hammer.
- She learned to forge tools using the anvil in her workshop.
- The anvil bone is one of three tiny bones in the middle ear.
- Sound waves cause the anvil to vibrate and transmit signals.
- The old anvil had been used by generations of metalworkers.