the malleus is a form of:
Kite
noun
- 1.
- (a light wooden frame covered with paper or cloth, to be flown in a strong wind on the end of a long string, any of several hawks with slender wings, noted for their graceful flight. Some kinds have forked tails) ខ្លែង (សម្រាប់បង្ហោះ), ខ្លែងបង្ហើរ
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) មូលប្បទានប័ណ្ណពុំត្រឹមត្រូវ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
- 2.
- (FIGURATIVE) One who is rapacious.
- 3.
- A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
- 4.
- A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
- 5.
- A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.
- 6.
- Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.
- 7.
- A form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface; -- called also sentry.
verb
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions.
- 1.
- The brill
- 2.
- The belly