Wedge-shaped
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wedge-shaped — resembling a wedge, shaped as a triangle … English contemporary dictionary
Wedge-shaped characters — Wedge formed Wedge formed , a. Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform. [1913 Webster] {Wedge formed characters}, {Wedge shaped characters}. See {Arrow headed characters}, under {Arrowheaded}, and cf. {cuneiform}. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wedge-shaped gallery grave — A wedge shaped gallery grave or wedge tomb is a type of Irish chamber tomb. They are so named because the burial chamber itself narrows at one end (usually decreasing both in height and width from west to east), producing a wedge shape in plan.… … Wikipedia
wedge-shaped plate — pleištinė plokštelė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. wedge plate; wedge shaped plate vok. Keilplatte, f rus. клинообразная пластинка, f pranc. lame coin, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
wedge-shaped — adjective 1. (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cuneate • Similar to: ↑simple, ↑unsubdivided 2. shaped like a wedge • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Wedge-shaped — Клинообразный … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
wedge-shaped — a. Cuneiform … New dictionary of synonyms
wedge — [wej] n. [ME wegge < OE wecg, akin to Ger dial. weck < IE * wogwhyo , wedge, akin to * wogwhni s, plowshare > L vomis, OHG waganso] 1. a piece of hard material, as wood or metal, tapering from a thick back to a thin edge that can be… … English World dictionary
Wedge tomb — Wedge tombs (englisch für „Keilgrab“, früher auch wedge shaped gallery grave) sind ganglose und ungegliederte Megalithbauten der späten Jungsteinzeit und der frühen Bronzezeit und neben Court tombs, Portal tombs und Passage tombs die typischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
wedge — ► NOUN 1) a piece of wood, metal, etc. with a thick end that tapers to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2) a wedge shaped thing or piece. 3) a golf club with a low, angled face for… … English terms dictionary
