"wedgelike" meaning in English

See wedgelike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more wedgelike [comparative], most wedgelike [superlative]
Etymology: From wedge + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wedge|like}} wedge + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} wedgelike (comparative more wedgelike, superlative most wedgelike)
  1. Shaped like a wedge. Synonyms: cuneate, cuneiform, wedge-shaped, wedgy, wedge-like Translations (shaped like a wedge — see also cuneiform): клінападо́бны (klinapadóbny) (Belarusian), клинообразен (klinoobrazen) (Bulgarian), cuneïforme [masculine] (Catalan), kiilamainen (Finnish), keilförmig (German), σφηνοειδής (sfinoeidís) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), клинест (klinest) [masculine] (Macedonian), клинови́дный (klinovídnyj) (Russian), клинообра́зный (klinoobráznyj) (Russian), клиноподі́бний (klynopodíbnyj) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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