Wedge

Wedge may refer to:

Mathematics:

  • Triangular prism, a parallel triangle wedge
  • Wedge (geometry), a polyhedral solid defined by two triangles and three trapezoid faces
  • Wedge (symbol), a symbol which is interpreted as logical conjunction ("and")
  • Wedge product, a mathematical term in exterior algebra, named for the "∧" logical operator symbol
  • Wedge sum, in mathematics, a "one-point union" of a family of topological spaces

Abstract concepts:

  • Wedge pattern, technical analysis financial chart patterns
  • Wedge issue, in politics, 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
  • Stabilization Wedge Game, in climatology, a concept developed to demonstrate that global warming is a problem which can be solved by implementing today's technologies to reduce CO2 emissions

Military:

  • Flying wedge, a troop formation
  • Wedge (hat) A type of hat used by some military organizations
  • Wedge: The Secret War between the FBI and CIA, a book by Mark Riebling

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

Organisations:

  • Wedge Card, a social enterprise started by the founder of The Big Issue 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
  • Wedge Group a British Galvanising Company

People and characters:

  • Eric Wedge, manager of the Seattle Mariners
  • 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
  • A recurring character in the Final Fantasy video game series: see Biggs and Wedge

Physical objects:

  • A foldback (sound engineering) wedge, or monitor wedge
  • A name for a submarine sandwich in Westchester & Putnam Counties, New York, and in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
  • A range of sports cars from British manufacturer TVR
  • A shortening of Potato wedges
  • wedge base, an electrical fitting for small light bulbs
  • Wedge boots, a type of women's boot with a thick heel
  • Wedge (golf), a specialized type of club used at short ranges
  • Wedge (mechanical device), a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force
  • Wheel chocks are wedges or at least partially wedge-shaped object used to arrest wheels and prevent their movement

Places:

  • Wedge Island (disambiguation)
  • Wedge (border), a small tract of land along the borders of Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania

Famous quotes containing the word wedge:

    When we understand that man is the only animal who must create meaning, who must open a wedge into neutral nature, we already understand the essence of love. Love is the problem of an animal who must find life, create a dialogue with nature in order to experience his own being.
    Ernest Becker (1924–1974)