Wedge

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

Abstract concepts: Wedge Formations, Technical analysis chart patterns
Wedge (geometry), a polyhedral solid defined by two triangles and three trapezoid faces
Wedge product, a mathematical term, named for the operator symbol ∧ used
Wedge sum, in mathematics, a "one-point union" of a family of topological spaces
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

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

People and characters: Eric Wedge, manager of the Cleveland Indians
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: 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
A foldback (sound engineering) wedge, or monitor wedge
Wedge (hat) A type of hat used by some military orginizations
A name for a submarine sandwich in Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, USA & Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
A range of sports cars from British manufacturers TVR
A device to tilt an astronomical mount (:de:Polhöhenwiege)
Wedge interface, A pass through interface that goes between the keyboard and the PC allowing input from a third device. These are typical on optical bar code scanners.

Places: Wedge Island (disambiguation)

See also

Wedgie

Translation

The word "Wedge" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Simple English.

Translation(s) in other languages: Spanish: Cuña, Italian: Cuneo (disambigua), Dutch: Wig, Polish: Klin, Russian: Клин, Swedish: Lista över golftermer#Wedge, Ukrainian: Кунео (значення).