Wedge-shaped

  • 21wedge biopsy — wej n a biopsy in which a wedge shaped sample of tissue is obtained also the tissue sample itself …

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  • 22wedge — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a piece of wood or metal etc. tapering to a sharp edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2 anything resembling a wedge (a wedge of cheese; troops formed a wedge). 3 a golf club… …

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  • 23Wedge-tailed Eagle — Taxobox name = Wedge tailed Eagle status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Aquila species = A. audax binomial = Aquila audax… …

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  • 24wedge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wegge, from Old English wecg; akin to Old High German wecki wedge, Lithuanian vagis Date: before 12th century 1. a piece of a substance (as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood… …

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  • 25Wedge-tailed Shearwater — Taxobox name = Wedge tailed Shearwater status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Procellariiformes familia = Procellariidae genus = Puffinus species = P. pacificus binomial …

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  • 26Wedge-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… …

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  • 27wedge — [1] Engine using wedge shaped combustion chamber. The combustion chambers are flatter on one end than the other. [2] A simple machine consisting of a triangular shaped block, that can be forced into a gap, giving a greatly increased force. Also… …

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  • 28Wedge-billed Woodcreeper — Taxobox name = Wedge billed Woodcreeper status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Furnariidae subfamilia = Dendrocolaptinae tribus = Dendrocolaptini genus = Glyphorynchus …

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  • 29Wedge — This interesting and unusual surname, with variant spelling Wegg, Wege and Wegge, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and may derive from two possible origins. Firstly, it may be of topographical origin, describing someone who lived on a wedge shaped (i.e …

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  • 30wedge — wedge1 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.     ↘a golf club with a low, angled… …

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