transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈan-vəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English anfilt, from Old English; akin to Old High German anafalz anvil; akin to Latin pellere to beat — more at felt
Date: before 12th century
1. : a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
2. : incus
3. : the anvil-shaped top of a cumulonimbus
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