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• wedge — [wej] n. [ME wegge < OE wecg, akin to Ger dial. weck < IE * wogwhyo , wedge, akin to * wogwhni s, plowshare > L vomis, OHG waganso] 1. a piece of hard material, as wood or metal, tapering from a thick back to a thin edge that can be… …   English World dictionary

• wedge´like´ — wedge «wehj», noun, verb, wedged, wedg|ing. –n. 1. a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used especially in splitting and separating. It is one of the simple machines. 2. a) something shaped like a… …   Useful english dictionary

• wedge — wedgelike, adj. /wej/, n., v., wedged, wedging. n. 1. a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Cf.… …   Universalium

• wedge — [[t]wɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. wedged, wedg•ing 1) a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force Compare machine 2), b) 2) a piece of… …   From formal English to slang

• Wedge Antilles — Star Wars character name = Wedge Antilles caption = color = green source = position = X wing pilot, Rogue Squadron commander, Wraith Squadron commander, New Republic general (former), Supreme Commander of Corellia s armed forces (former) species …   Wikipedia

• Wedge — The term wedge can refer to any of the following things:Physical Objects: * Wedge (mechanical device), a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force * Wedge (golf), a specialized type of… …   Wikipedia

• Wedge issue — A wedge issue is a social or political issue, often of a divisive or otherwise controversial nature, which splits apart or creates a wedge in the support base of one political group. Wedge issues can be advertised, publicly aired, and otherwise… …   Wikipedia

• wedge — /wɛdʒ / (say wej) noun 1. a device (one of the so called simple machines) consisting of a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle. 2. a piece of anything of this shape: a wedge of pie; a cheese wedge. 3.… …  

• Wedge-tailed Sabrewing — Taxobox name = Wedge Tailed Sabrewing status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref=BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48231/all Campylopterus curvipennis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red… …   Wikipedia

• wedge — wedÊ’ n. tapering wood or metal block; peg; something with a triangular shape; something which causes division or an opening; golf club with a flat slanted face used to lift a ball in the swinging motion; triangular letter in cuneiform v. fasten… …   English contemporary dictionary

• wedge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quoin, chock, sprag, block, shim. See angularity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spearhead, prong, entering wedge, flying column, mobile force, drive; see also machine 1 , tool 1 . Devices using the… …   English dictionary for students