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wedge

mechanical device; triangular shaped tool; portable inclined plane; for penetrating rock or hard objects
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wedge

Summary

wedge is a Q140444712[1]. wedge draws 1,310 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_family category, ranking #1,593 of 256).[2]

Key Facts

  • wedge's instance of is recorded as Q140444712[3].
  • wedge is a type of physical tool[4].
  • wedge is a type of simple machine[5].
  • wedge is a type of separation device[6].
  • wedge is a type of woodworking tool[7].
  • wedge is a type of archaeological artefact[8].
  • wedge is a type of artificial physical object[9].
  • wedge is a type of weapon[10].
  • wedge is used for separation[11].
  • wedge's Commons category is recorded as Wedges[12].
  • wedge's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • wedge's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • wedge's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • wedge's described by source is recorded as Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia[16].
  • wedge's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[17].
  • wedge's used by is recorded as lumberman[18].
  • wedge's different from is recorded as Klin[19].
  • wedge's different from is recorded as Keil[20].
  • wedge's different from is recorded as Wedge[21].
  • wedge's different from is recorded as Kil[22].
  • wedge's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • wedge's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Body

Definition and Type

wedge's instance of is recorded as Q140444712[3]. Recorded subclass of include physical tool[4], simple machine[5], separation device[6], woodworking tool[7], archaeological artefact[8], and artificial physical object[9].

Use and Application

wedge is used for separation[11]. wedge's used by is recorded as lumberman[18].

Why It Matters

wedge draws 1,310 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_family category, ranking #1,593 of 256).[2] wedge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] wedge is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q140444712
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140444712]]"
  2. 5w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → De-Keil.ogg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: De-Keil.ogg"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → K’naan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297693, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 16w ago · Bekipediya · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +2
    Subclass of → physical tool, simple machine, separation device +4
    Instance of → Q140444712
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q12830261 */"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → physical tool, simple machine, separation device +4
    Used by → lumberman
    Has use → separation
    Different from → Klin, Keil, Wedge +1
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553505505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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