wedge shape

collocation in English

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wedge
noun
uk
/wedʒ/us
/wedʒ/
a piece of metal, wood, rubber, etc. with a pointed edge at one end and a wide edge at the other, either pushed between two objects to keep them still or forced into something to break pieces ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofwedgeandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Finally, this melody also establishes a clearwedgeshapethat will soon be developed.
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The arc length of the solution obtained may be compared with the arc length of thewedgeshapeobtained in the absence of the wall.
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Indeed, the 11 panels of the bridge may be viewed as voussoirs, with the diagonal bracing maintaining a rigidwedgeshapein each panel.
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This results in unequal lever arms, which is the reason for the asymmetricwedgeshape.
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The solution valid far from the wall may be regarded as an expansion beginning from the initialwedgeshape.
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The leaves often have truncate cuneiformwedgeshape.
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Its head is a broad modifiedwedgeshapewith rounded contours and medium large walnut shaped eyes.
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Thiswedgeshapespreads the metal perpendicular to the edge of the head.
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Thewedgeshapeof the two-door model was distinctive, extending all the way to the unusually high rear end.
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Their sides are red with blue rectangular blotches and ventrally they are whitish with a darkwedgeshapebelow the eyes.
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Fast moving schools usually form awedgeshape, while shoals that are feeding tend to become circular.
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In fanning out, thewedgeshapemoves up or down by a fourth, an interval which becomes important to the construction of the symphony throughout.
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The higher pressure and density of saltwater causes it to move into coastal aquifers in awedgeshapeunder the freshwater.
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This early style lacked the characteristicwedgeshapeof the strokes.
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The densest part of the cloud is nearest to the vent, resulting awedgeshape.
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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 awedgeshapein elevation.
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Comparison of numerical simulations and published experimental results for the radiation hydrodynamics in a wedge shaped aluminium and thin gold foils.
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Spike aerators use wedge shaped solid spikes to punch holes in the soil.
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