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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

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- up wedge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A wedge is a triangular-shaped simple machine. Wedge, The Wedge, or Wedges may also refer to: Wedge (footwear)...
- Government. [citation needed] In Victoria, the name "Blue Wedges" was created after a previous "Green Wedges" government policy for rural and forest conservation...
- to 1931. Lob wedges are part of the iron family of golf clubs and are designed for short, high arc shots. Lob wedges and ultra lob wedges are designed...
- The TVR Wedges are a series of wedge-shaped sports cars built by British specialist sports car manufacturer TVR between 1980 and 1991. There were 2-seat...
- 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...
- Wedges Cr**** is a stream in Clark County, Wisconsin, in the United States. Wedges Cr**** derives its name from John D. Wage, a lumberman. List of rivers...
- 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...