Wedge-shaped

  • 41wedge — wedge1 [wedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: wecg] 1.) a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2.) a piece of food shaped like a wedge ▪ Garnish with… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42wedge — [[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

  • 43Fox wedge — Wedge Wedge (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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 44Spherical wedge — Wedge Wedge (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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45wedge — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2 a piece of food shaped like this: a wedge of chocolate cake | Garnish with lemon wedges. 3 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46wedge — [wedʒ] noun [C] I 1) a piece of wood, plastic, or other material that is thin at one end and wider at the other. You press it into a space to hold something in place or to force things apart. 2) a piece of something that is shaped like a wedge a… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 47lemon wedge — wedge shaped piece of lemon, one fourth or one eighth of a lemon (used as a garnish or addition to food or drinks) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 48wedge end — The flat peen of a peen and finish hammer, shaped like a wedge …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 49wedge of high pressure — A pressure system dividing two low pressure areas. It may also be indicated by isobars extending from a high. It is always rounded and never V shaped, as sometimes occurs in a trough of low pressure. Also known as a tongue of high pressure or a… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 50wedge-pea — /wɛdʒ ˈpi / (say wej pee) noun any shrub of the endemic Australian genus Gompholobium, family Fabaceae, with yellow or occasionally reddish pea shaped flowers …