wedge

n. 楔子、楔形物、起因、導致分裂的東西

vt. 楔住、擠進、楔入

vi. 楔入、擠進

學術名詞

• 楔：機械工程、物理學、力學、地球科學、計量學、造船工程
• 尖劈：機械工程、造船工程、礦冶工程、核能、資訊
• 劈：物理學、電機工程
• 脊：氣象學、海事
• 楔形：電子工程、化學工程
• 楔形物：資訊、土木工程
• 楔子：化學術語
• 鱗狀推覆層：地球科學

英文釋義

1. any shape that is triangular in cross section
2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
3. a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
4. a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe