Wedge 3707646 217854744 2008-06-08T00:34:36Z 71.234.188.121 {{wiktionarypar|wedge}} {{seealso|The Wedge}} The term '''wedge''' can refer to any of the following things: '''Concrete 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, used in bathtubs *[[Potato wedges]], large chunks of often unpeeled fried potatoes *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 (car)|TVR]] '''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:''' *[[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]], 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 CO<sub>2</sub> emissions '''Organisations:''' *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 '''People and characters:''' *[[Wedge (Transformers)]], an Autobot, leader of the Build Team in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" toy line * A [[poker]] champion *[[Wedge Antilles]], a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' films. *A recurring character in the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series: see [[Biggs and Wedge]] {{disambig}} [[da:Kile]] [[de:Wedge]] [[es:Cuña]] [[fr:Wedge]] [[it:Cuneo (disambigua)]] [[nl:Wig]] [[pl:Klin (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[ru:Клин]] [[simple:Wedge]] [[sv:Lista över golftermer#Wedge]]