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The meaning of the word "Wedge-shaped" in English


Wedge-shaped a. : Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.

Wedge-shaped a. : Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.

Example:
Are scones supposed to be wedge shaped?

Taxonomy
Wedge-shaped gallery grave, tombs, free encyclopedia, wedge tomb, County Cork, Ireland, search, burial chamber, narrows, west to east, wedge shape, elevation, burial area, doorway, characteristic, oval, D-shaped, revet, the Irish.

Defination from the web:
Wedge Tomb, County Cork, Ireland. 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 ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) cuneate
  (adjective) cuneal
  (adjective) cuneiform
  (adjective) triangle
  (adjective) trigon
related terms
  (adjective) trilateral
similar terms
  (adjective) simple
  (adjective) unsubdivided


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