incus
French, noun/ɛ̃.kys/
incus is spelled I-N-C-U-S (5 letters). Incus is a French masculine noun meaning “incus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Un des trois osselets de l’oreille moyenne, en forme d'enclume”.
What does incus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineincus
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Un des trois osselets de l’oreille moyenne, en forme d'enclume. 2. Partie supérieure d’un cumulonimbus en forme d’enclume.
adjective: 1. Qui présente au revers l'empreinte de la frappe de l'avers (empreinte qui est donc inversée et en creux).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce incus?
- /ɛ̃.kys/
- \in.kys\
- \ɛ̃.kyz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.