definition of anvil
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: An anvil is a basic tool, a block with a hard surface on which another object is struck. The block is as massive as is practical, because the higher the inertia of the anvil, the more efficiently it causes the energy of the striking tool to be transferred to the work piece.
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word anvil. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.