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A wedge is a triangular-shaped simple machine.

Wedge, The Wedge, or Wedges may also refer to:

Common meanings[edit]

Wedge (footwear), a type of shoe
Wedge (golf), a type of golf club

Culture[edit]

Fictional characters[edit]

Wedge (Transformers), an Autobot, leader of the Build Team in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" toy line
Wedge Antilles, a character in the Star Wars films
Wedge, a recurring character in the Final Fantasy video game series; see Biggs and Wedge

Music[edit]

The Wedge (album), by the British band Pallas
"The Wedge" (song), by American band Phish, 1993
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548, a work by Johann Sebastian Bach sometimes called "The Wedge"
Wedge Records, a record label

Television[edit]

The Wedge (Australian TV series), a sketch show on Network Ten
The Wedge (Canadian TV series), a music show on MuchMusic

Publications[edit]

The Wedge (poetry collection), 1994 collection of poems by William Carlos Williams
Wedge: The Secret War Between the FBI and CIA, 1994 book by Mark Riebling

Linguistics[edit]

Wedge (phonetics), the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol ʌ
Caron, háček or wedge, a diacritic symbol

Mathematics[edit]

Wedge (geometry), a polyhedral solid
Wedge (symbol) ( $\land$ ), a symbol which is interpreted as logical conjunction ("and")
Wedge product, the exterior product of vectors
Wedge sum, an operation on topological spaces

People[edit]

Wedge (surname), a list of people with the surname
Nickname of Warren Grimm (1888–1919), American Legion Post Commander killed in the Centralia massacre

Places[edit]

United States[edit]

Wedge International Tower, in Houston, Texas
The Wedge (surfing), a surf spot in Newport Beach, California
Wedges Creek, Wisconsin
Wedge Plantation, South Carolina
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, a neighborhood nicknamed "the Wedge" in Minnesota
Wedge (border), a small area of Delaware that was disputed between Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware until 1921
Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (Monroe City, Missouri), also known as "The Wedge"

Antarctica[edit]

Wedge Face, on the Shackleton Coast
Wedge Ridge, in Coats Land

Elsewhere[edit]

Wedge Island (disambiguation), various islands (also a settlement and a locality) in Australia and Canada
Wedge Mountain, in British Columbia, Canada
The Wedge (Alberta), a mountain in the Fisher Range of the Canadian Rockies

Geographical features[edit]

The Wedge (Alaska), a mountain near Anchorage
The Wedge (Montana), a mountain range
Wedge Peak (Alaska)
Wedge Pass

Food[edit]

Submarine sandwich
Potato wedges, a large cut of potatoes baked or fried and eaten as a side dish

Companies[edit]

Wedge Community Co-op, a grocery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Wedge Group, a British galvanising company

Other uses[edit]

Flying wedge, a troop formation
The Wedge, the narrowest house in Britain, located on the island of Great Cumbrae
DOS Wedge, a piece of software for the Commodore 64 computer
TVR Wedges, a series of sports cars
The wedge, a weather phenomenon resulting from cold air damming
Wedge issue or wedge politics, divisive political or social issue
Wedge strategy, a creationist political and social action plan

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-{{wiktionarypar|wedge}}
+{{wiktionary|wedge}}
+A '''[[wedge]]''' is a triangular-shaped simple machine.
-:''For a disambiguation of "The Wedge", see [[The Wedge]].''
+'''Wedge''', '''The Wedge''', or '''Wedges''' may also refer to:
-The term '''wedge''' can refer to any of the following things:
+{{TOC right}}
-==Concrete objects==
-potato wedges are good!!! i wonder if they look like cheese????dont ever lie to you parents!!!!
-*[[Wedge (mechanical device)]], a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force.
-*[[Wedge (golf)]], a specialized type of club used at short ranges.
-*[[Potato wedges]], large chunks of often unpeeled fried potatoes
-*[[Wedge (sandwich)]], a name for a hero sandwich, submarine sandwich, or hoagie in Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, USA.[http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsandwiches.html]
-*A range of sports cars from British manufacturers [[TVR (car)|TVR]].
-* Stanley, was here "I like wedges!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-==Natural phenomena==
-*Wedge tornado, a [[tornado]] similar in shape to the mechanical device.
-*A form of [[cold air damming]], a weather phenomenon.
-*Wedge pressure, the [[blood pressure]] measured in a pulmonary artery.
-==Abstract concepts==
+==Common meanings==
-*[[Wedge (geometry)]], a polyhedral solid defined by two triangles and three trapezoid faces.
-*[[Wedge product]], a mathematical term related to the exterior algebra (or the Grassmann algebra) of a vector.
-*[[Wedge sum]], in mathematics a "one-point union" of a family of topological spaces.
-*[[Wedge issue]], a divisive issue used to split the support base of an opposing political group.
-*[[Wedge strategy]], a Creationist political action plan.
-*In phonetics, a name for the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol, ʌ, representing the [[open-mid back unrounded vowel]].
+* [[Wedge (footwear)]], a type of shoe
-==Organisations==
+* [[Wedge (golf)]], a type of golf club
-*Wedge Card, a social enterprise started by the founder of ''The Big Issue'', [[John Bird (The Big Issue Founder)|John Bird]], to promote local business, shops and communities.
-*[[Wedge Community Co-op]], a cooperative grocery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
-*[[Wedge Records]], a record label
+==Culture==
-==People and characters==
+===Fictional characters===
-* A [[poker]] champion
+* [[Wedge (Transformers)|Wedge (''Transformers'')]], an Autobot, leader of the Build Team in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" toy line
-*[[Wedge Antilles]], a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' films.
-*A recurring character in the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series (see [[Biggs and Wedge]]).
+* [[Wedge Antilles]], a character in the ''Star Wars'' films
+* Wedge, a recurring character in the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series; see [[Biggs and Wedge]]
+===Music===
-{{disambig}}
+* [[The Wedge (album)|''The Wedge'' (album)]], by the British band Pallas
+* [[The Wedge (song)|"The Wedge" (song)]], by American band Phish, 1993
+* [[Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548]], a work by Johann Sebastian Bach sometimes called "The Wedge"
+* [[Wedge Records]], a record label
+===Television<!--[[The Wedge (TV series)]] redirects directly here.-->===
-[[es:Cuña]]
+* [[The Wedge (Australian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Australian TV series)]], a sketch show on Network Ten
-[[fr:Wedge]]
+* [[The Wedge (Canadian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Canadian TV series)]], a music show on MuchMusic
-[[it:Cuneo (disambigua)]]
-[[pl:Klin (ujednoznacznienie)]]
+===Publications===
-[[ru:Клин]]
+* [[The Wedge (poetry collection)|''The Wedge'' (poetry collection)]], 1994 collection of poems by William Carlos Williams
+* ''[[Wedge: The Secret War Between the FBI and CIA]]'', 1994 book by Mark Riebling
+==Linguistics==
+* [[Wedge (phonetics)]], the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol {{IPA|ʌ}}
+* [[Caron]], háček or wedge, a diacritic symbol
+==Mathematics==
+* [[Wedge (geometry)]], a polyhedral solid
+* [[Wedge (symbol)]] (<math>\land</math>), a symbol which is interpreted as logical conjunction ("and")
+* [[Exterior algebra|Wedge product]], the exterior product of vectors
+* [[Wedge sum]], an operation on topological spaces
+==People==
+* [[Wedge (surname)]], a list of people with the surname
+* Nickname of [[Warren Grimm]] (1888–1919), American Legion Post Commander killed in the Centralia massacre
+==Places==
+===United States===
+* [[Wedge International Tower]], in Houston, Texas
+* [[The Wedge (surfing)]], a surf spot in Newport Beach, California
+* [[Wedges Creek]], Wisconsin
+* [[Wedge Plantation]], South Carolina
+* [[Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis]], a neighborhood nicknamed "the Wedge" in Minnesota
+* [[Wedge (border)]], a small area of Delaware that was disputed between Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware until 1921
+* [[Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (Monroe City, Missouri)]], also known as "The Wedge"
+===Antarctica===
+* [[Wedge Face]], on the Shackleton Coast
+* [[Wedge Ridge]], in Coats Land
+===Elsewhere===
+* [[Wedge Island (disambiguation)]], various islands (also a settlement and a locality) in Australia and Canada
+* [[Wedge Mountain]], in British Columbia, Canada
+* [[The Wedge (Alberta)]], a mountain in the Fisher Range of the Canadian Rockies
+==Geographical features==
+* [[The Wedge (Alaska)]], a mountain near Anchorage
+* [[The Wedge (Montana)]], a mountain range
+* [[Wedge Peak (Alaska)]]
+* [[Wedge Pass]]
+==Food==
+* [[Submarine sandwich]]
+* [[Potato wedges]], a large cut of potatoes baked or fried and eaten as a side dish
+==Companies==
+* [[Wedge Community Co-op]], a grocery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
+* [[Wedge Group]], a British galvanising company
+==Other uses==
+* [[Flying wedge]], a troop formation
+* The Wedge, the narrowest house in Britain, located on the island of [[Great Cumbrae]]
+* [[DOS Wedge]], a piece of software for the Commodore 64 computer
+* [[TVR Wedges]], a series of sports cars
+* The wedge, a weather phenomenon resulting from [[cold air damming]]
+* [[Wedge issue]] or wedge politics, divisive political or social issue
+* [[Wedge strategy]], a creationist political and social action plan
+== See also ==
+* [[Wedgie]]
+* [[Wedge-tailed eagle]], known in Australian English as a "wedgie"
+* {{lookfrom|Wedge}}
+* {{intitle|Wedge}}
+* {{Lookfrom|The Wedge}}
+* {{Intitle|The Wedge}}
+{{disambiguation|geo}}

Latest revision as of 04:23, 18 May 2024

Common meanings[edit]

Culture[edit]

Fictional characters[edit]

Music[edit]

Television[edit]

Publications[edit]

Linguistics[edit]

Mathematics[edit]

People[edit]

Places[edit]

United States[edit]

Antarctica[edit]

Elsewhere[edit]

Geographical features[edit]

Food[edit]

Companies[edit]

Other uses[edit]

See also[edit]