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{{wiktionary|wedge}}
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A '''[[wedge]]''' is a triangular-shaped simple machine.


'''Wedge''', '''The Wedge''', or '''Wedges''' may also refer to:
The term '''wedge''' can refer to any one of the following things:


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*In [[mechanics]], a [[simple machine]] used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of [[force]] is often called a [[wedge (mechanics)|wedge]].


==Common meanings==
*In [[mathematics]], the [[wedge product]] or the [[wedge sum]].


* [[Wedge (footwear)]], a type of shoe
*In [[science fiction]], [[Wedge Antilles]] ([[Star Wars]]). See also [[Wedge-type character]]s.
* [[Wedge (golf)]], a type of golf club


==Culture==
*In [[phonetics]], [[wedge (phonetics)|wedge]] is a name commonly used for the [[open-mid back unrounded vowel]].
===Fictional characters===
* [[Wedge (Transformers)|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===
*In [[politics]], a [[wedge issue]] is an issue designed to split a group in two.
* [[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.-->===
*Among [[golf club (equipment)|golf club]]s, a [[wedge (golf)|wedge]] is a specialized type of iron.
* [[The Wedge (Australian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Australian TV series)]], a sketch show on Network Ten
* [[The Wedge (Canadian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Canadian TV series)]], a music show on MuchMusic


===Publications===
*In U.S. geography, [[The Wedge (border)|the Wedge]] is part of the border between [[Delaware]] and [[Pennsylvania]].
* [[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==
*In auto racing, an adjustment to make a car handle better. Often to fix a looseness or tightness situation. Made through holes in the rear window of the racecar, using a wrench.
* [[Wedge (phonetics)]], the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol {{IPA|ʌ}}
* [[Caron]], háček or wedge, a diacritic symbol


==Mathematics==
*In [[Westchester County]], New York, a [[hero sandwich]], [[submarine sandwich]], or [[hoagie]] is called a [[wedge (sandwich)|wedge]].
* [[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==
* In [[Newport Beach]], [[California]], a famous surfing sport that can produce giant, outrageous, knarly surf during large south swells [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wedge_%28surfing%29]]
* [[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==
[[Category:Disambiguation]]
===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===
[[it:Cuneo (disambigua)]]
* [[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}}

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Latest revision as of 04:23, 18 May 2024

Look up wedge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A wedge is a triangular-shaped simple machine.

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

Common meanings[edit]

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]

Television[edit]

Publications[edit]

Linguistics[edit]

Mathematics[edit]

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]

Antarctica[edit]

Elsewhere[edit]

Geographical features[edit]

Food[edit]

Companies[edit]

Other uses[edit]

See also[edit]

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