<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes</li><li>anything having a similar form or use</li><li>the fixed jaw in certain measuring instruments</li><li>also called anvil cloud</li><li>a musical percussion instrument having steel bars that are struck with a wooden or metal beater</li><li>Anatomy: incus</li></ul>