Wedge-shaped
11wedge — ► NOUN 1) a piece of wood, metal, etc. with a thick end that tapers to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2) a wedge shaped thing or piece. 3) a golf club with a low, angled face for… …
12Wedge — (w[e^]j), 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece of metal, or other hard material …
13wedge resection — n any of several surgical procedures for removal of a wedge shaped mass of tissue (as from the ovary or a lung) * * * removal of a triangular shaped segment of tissue …
14Wedge-formed — a. Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform. [1913 Webster] {Wedge formed characters}, {Wedge shaped characters}. See {Arrow headed characters}, under {Arrowheaded}, and cf. {cuneiform}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
15Wedge-formed characters — Wedge formed Wedge formed , a. Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform. [1913 Webster] {Wedge formed characters}, {Wedge shaped characters}. See {Arrow headed characters}, under {Arrowheaded}, and cf. {cuneiform}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
16Wedge Island (Western Australia) — Wedge Island is located north of Lancelin and South of Cervantes on the Western Australian coast. The name mainly refers to the mainland settlement but also refers to a convert|400|m long wedge shaped island located just south of the point . The… …
17wedge — (n.) O.E. wecg a wedge, from P.Gmc. *wagjaz (Cf. O.N. veggr, M.Du. wegge, Du. wig, O.H.G. weggi wedge, Ger. Weck wedge shaped bread roll ), of unknown origin. The verb is recorded from mid 15c. Wedge issue is attested from 1999 …
18Wedge gear — A friction gear wheel with wedge shaped circumferential grooves. {Wedge gearing}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
19Wedge gearing — Wedge gear Wedge gear A friction gear wheel with wedge shaped circumferential grooves. {Wedge gearing}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
20Wedge-shell — n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small marine bivalves belonging to {Donax} and allied genera in which the shell is wedge shaped. [1913 Webster] …
