A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical.

A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.

This describes the head shape of some breeds of cat.

A piece of material, such as wood or metal, tapered at one edge and thick at the opposite end, used for tightening, securing, levering, or splitting, as when driven into wood along its grain, or when driven into the interlocking corners of wooden stretchers to produce tension on canvas support. These last are also called keys.

A piece of bone or antler that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood.

any shape that is triangular in cross section

a piece of wood or metal that is thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other

a tapering block (often made of wood) that is used for holding things in place, splitting things or tightening things

A tapered protection piece that is wedged into place in a crack. See taper.

Triangular head shape of some breeds of cat

element of a nannoconid. Bronnimann also used the term plate and this is preferred since it better describes the shape of nannoconid elements as shown by electron microscopy. {Bronnimann 1955

A triangular piece of lumber that has one side equal to the standard two-inch dimension lumber widths, and is inserted between the top and bottom chords, usually to allow the truss to cantilever. Its used is determined through engineering analysis.

Triangular blocks of wood, coated with glue and used to drive treads and risers tightly into a routed stringer.

Triangular shape head.

A triangular object inserted to widen a cut in wood.

an engine with a combustion chamber resembling a wedge in shape.

A piece of wood tapering to a thin edge and used for tightening in conventional timbering.

A small conically shaped steel component placed around a strand to grip and secure it by wedge action in a tapered hole through a wedge plate.

A type of blocking strategy where a group of blockers form a V-shaped wedge to block and protect kick returners.

a piece of wood, thick at one end and tapering at the other, used as a tool for splitting wood.

Triangular-shaped, tapered piece of wood or metal, which can be used to brace an object.