Wedge (disambiguation)

The term wedge can refer to any one of the following things:

• Wedge (mechanics), a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force.

• In phonetics, a name for the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol, ʌ, representing the open-mid back unrounded vowel.

• Wedge (golf), a specialized type of club used in the sport of golf.

• A range of sports cars from British manufacturer TVR.

• Wedge (sandwich), a name for a hero sandwich, submarine sandwich, or hoagie in Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, USA.

• A recurring character in the Final Fantasy video game series (see Biggs and Wedge).

• Wedge Antilles, a fictional character in the Star Wars films. See also Wedge-type characters.

• The Wedge (border), part of the border between the states of Delaware and Pennsylvania in the USA.

• The Wedge (surfing), a famous surfing, body surfing, and bodyboarding spot in Newport Beach, California.

• "The Wedge", a common nickname for the Lowry Hill East neighborhood of Minneapolis.

• The Wedge (Australian TV show), a television comedy series on Network Ten.

• The Wedge (Canadian TV show), a music television show airing on MuchMusic.

• 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.
• pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP),provides an indirect measure of left atrial pressure and is particularly useful in the diagnosis of left ventricular failure and mitral valve disease.