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Definition of Wedges

Wedge
Wedge Wedge, n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. v[ae]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. Wigg.] 1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical. 2. (Geom.) A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends. 3. A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form. ``Wedges of gold.' --Shak. 4. Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn up in such a form. In warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings. --Milton. 5. The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos; -- so called after a person (Wedgewood) who occupied this position on the first list of 1828. [Cant, Cambridge Univ., Eng.] --C. A. Bristed. Fox wedge. (Mach. & Carpentry) See under Fox. Spherical wedge (Geom.), the portion of a sphere included between two planes which intersect in a diameter.

Meaning of Wedges from wikipedia

- the wedge is not known. In ancient Egyptian quarries, bronze wedges were used to break away blocks of stone used in construction. Wooden wedges that...
- Ohio, and Wisconsin, a po****r variation of potato wedges are known as jojos. Jojos are potato wedges that are battered, seasoned, and either deep-fried...
- applied to wedges in this class by their manufacturers. Gap wedges are loosely defined, but typically have the loft between that of a pitching wedge and sand...
- buried. Wedges come in a variety of configurations, and are generally grouped into four categories: pitching wedges, sand wedges, gap/approach wedges and...
- as ice wedges. As this process continues over many years ice wedges can grow, up to the size of a swimming pool.[citation needed] Ice wedges usually...
- geological ba****t of ****an is made up of accretionary complexes. Accretionary wedges and accreted terranes are not equivalent to tectonic plates, but rather...
- wedges or sand wedges are more traditionally suited for play out of hazards or soft lies where high bounce is desired. Golf glossary "Pitching Wedge"...
- base. Wedges can be created from decomposition of other polyhedra. For instance, the dodecahedron can be divided into a central cube with 6 wedges covering...
- in some sports, although the use of wedges is sometimes banned due to the danger it poses to defenders. The wedge (έμβολον, embolon in Gr****; cuneus in...
- The Wedge (or Delaware Wedge) is a 1.068-square-mile (684-acre; 2.77 km2) tract of land along the borders of Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Ownership...