Wedge
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{{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]]
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