malleo-, malle- +
(Latin: hammer)
ambomalleal, incudomalleal
1. Relating to the incus (one of three small bones) and the malleus (outermost of the three small auditory bones); denoting the articulation (joining of bones) between the incus and the malleus in the middle ear.
2. In anatomy, referring to the ambos, or incus (anvil; the middle of the three small bones of the ear which functions to transmit vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear), and malleus (tiny bone shaped like a minute mallet, or tiny hammer, in the middle ear); as, the ambomalleal articulation (point of connection between bones).
2. In anatomy, referring to the ambos, or incus (anvil; the middle of the three small bones of the ear which functions to transmit vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear), and malleus (tiny bone shaped like a minute mallet, or tiny hammer, in the middle ear); as, the ambomalleal articulation (point of connection between bones).
electromallet condenser
An electromechanical device formerly used for compacting direct-filling gold; such as, gold foil restorations in prepared tooth cavities.
hallux malleus
1. A deformity in which the end of the toe is bent or curled downward.
2. A condition in which the middle joint of the toe is bent.
2. A condition in which the middle joint of the toe is bent.
The end part of the toe bends down into a claw-like deformity.
It is more often seen as the big toe with the condition that may be congenital or acquired and which may require corrective surgery.
immalleable (adjective)
Not malleable; that is, incapable of being hammered out; unyielding (to force).
intermalleolar
Between the malleoli (plural of malleolus, a rounded process, such as the protuberance on either side of the ankle joint).
mall
What we now call "a large enclosed building complex containing shops, restaurants, and other businesses and facilities serving the general public" originally came from Pall-Mall Alley; which was an alley used for a 17th century game where players used a mallet to hit a wooden ball through an iron hoop suspended at the end of a long alley and which later became a fashionable promenade (a place for a leisurely walk or stroll).
To clarify the connection between today's malls and the 1674 mall, we should view the malls we have now as "public walking places" (promenades) with The Mall in St. Jame's Park in London which referred to that alley-game mentioned earlier; that is, pall-mall or literally "ball-mallet".
mall, maul, moll
mall (MAWL, MAL)
1. An urban shopping center, often enclosed to protect shoppers from the weather: "Going to the mall is one of my favourite things to do on Saturday."
2. A grassy public park, typically for pedestrian use: "We strolled down the mall and enjoyed the beauty of the flowering trees."
2. A grassy public park, typically for pedestrian use: "We strolled down the mall and enjoyed the beauty of the flowering trees."
maul (MAWL)
1. A tool used for splitting logs or wood: "The hired hand on the farm used a mall to split logs for firewood."
2. To injure or to handle roughly: "There were reports in the newspaper of attempts by bears to maul hikers."
2. To injure or to handle roughly: "There were reports in the newspaper of attempts by bears to maul hikers."
moll (MAHL)
A woman companion of a gunman or gangster: "The crook's moll told the police where the gang was hiding."
The gangster's moll decided to go to the mall for the New Year's sales; however, she immediately went back home because she noticed that the mall was packed with so many people and she didn't want anyone to maul her during the excitement of the sales.
malleability
malleable
1. Capable of being shaped by being beaten or by pressure; a property of certain metals; such as, gold and silver.
2. Having the characteristics of metal being beaten out into a thin plate.
3. Having the property (possessed by certain substances, especially metals) of being deprived of form by hammering or pressure, without a tendency or capacity to return to it, or to fracture.
4. Capable of being fashioned, easily changed, influenced, or adapted: "The teachers were striving to develop a malleable plan that would serve to develop the malleability of the minds of their pupils."
2. Having the characteristics of metal being beaten out into a thin plate.
3. Having the property (possessed by certain substances, especially metals) of being deprived of form by hammering or pressure, without a tendency or capacity to return to it, or to fracture.
4. Capable of being fashioned, easily changed, influenced, or adapted: "The teachers were striving to develop a malleable plan that would serve to develop the malleability of the minds of their pupils."
malleableness
malleate, malleates; malleated, malleating (verbs)
To beat or to shape with a hammer as in metal working; specifically, to beat (metal) thin or flat.
malleation
1. Convulsive movements of the hands, as if in the act of hammering.
2. A form of tic, in which the hands twitch in a hammering motion against the thighs.
3. Metal which has been wrought, or shaped, with a hammer; also, marked or dented as with a hammer.
2. A form of tic, in which the hands twitch in a hammering motion against the thighs.
3. Metal which has been wrought, or shaped, with a hammer; also, marked or dented as with a hammer.
malleiform
Having the form of a hammer.
malleoincudal
Relating to the malleus and the incus in the tympanum.
malleolar
Relating to one or both malleoli.
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