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Creationist political and social agenda
The wedge strategy is a creationist political and social agenda authored by the Discovery Institute, the hub of the intelligent design movement. The strategy
Wedge_strategy
U.S. non-profit public policy think tank
outlined in the Wedge Document also displays the Discovery Institute's political agenda very clearly. In ten years, the Wedge strategy was to be extended
Discovery_Institute
Wedge strategy in diplomacy is used to prevent, divide, weaken an adversary coalition
Wedge strategies in diplomacy are used to prevent, divide, and weaken an adversary coalition. Wedge strategies can take the shape of reward-based or coercive-based
Wedge_strategy_(diplomacy)
Neo-creationist religious campaign
E. Johnson. Johnson was the architect of the movement's key strategies, the wedge strategy and the "Teach the Controversy" campaign. The Discovery Institute
Intelligent_design_movement
American legal scholar (1940–2019)
authority of the Bible." Following that, Johnson sought supporters for his "Wedge Strategy". In the ID blog Evolution News, Casey Luskin described him as the godfather
Phillip_E._Johnson
Part of the Discovery Institute
presented as the movement's "father" and architect of the center's Wedge strategy and "Teach the Controversy" campaign, as well as the Santorum Amendment
Center for Science and Culture
Center_for_Science_and_Culture
V-shaped configuration of multiple people
arrangement began as a successful military strategy in ancient times when infantry units would move forward in wedge formations to smash through an enemy's
Flying_wedge
Pseudoscientific argument for the existence of God
precisely our strategy. If we view the predominant materialistic science as a giant tree, our strategy is intended to function as a 'wedge' that, while
Intelligent_design
Proposed approach for mitigating climate change
under 500 ppm over fifty years, by choosing strategies for mitigation as represented by wedges. Each wedge represents 25 gigatons of avoided carbon emissions
Climate_stabilization_wedge
American advocate of intelligent design creationism
dignity be sustained." The terminology and concepts later featured in the Wedge strategy and theistic realism. After the 1987 Edwards v. Aguillard Supreme Court
Stephen_C._Meyer
Discovery Institute campaign to promote intelligent design
intelligent design proponents as alluded to in the Discovery Institute's Wedge Strategy. As the primary organizer and promoter of the Teach the Controversy
Teach_the_Controversy
Hypothesis about sapient life and the universe
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Anthropic_principle
Topics referred to by the same term
up wedge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A wedge is a triangular-shaped simple machine. Wedge, The Wedge, or Wedges may also refer to: Wedge (footwear)
Wedge_(disambiguation)
Species of bird
The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north
Wedge-tailed_eagle
Military coalition of World War II
March 2017). ""The laughing third man in a fight": Stalin's use of the wedge strategy". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 50 (1): 15–27. doi:10.1016/j
Allies_of_World_War_II
Belief that nature originated through supernatural acts
proponents are associated with the Discovery Institute, a think tank whose wedge strategy aims to replace the scientific method with "a science consonant with
Creationism
dissenting opinions to get a fair hearing. In a nutshell, that is the Wedge strategy." From 1992 onwards, ID proponents engaged in a schedule of conferences
Timeline of intelligent design
Timeline_of_intelligent_design
Statement issued in 2001 by the Discovery Institute
Creation–evolution controversy Level of support for evolution Teach the Controversy Wedge strategy Forrest, Barbara (2007). "Understanding the Intelligent Design Creationist
A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism
A_Scientific_Dissent_from_Darwinism
20th-century Republican electoral strategy for the Southern US
Bush initially hesitated to use the Horton campaign strategy, but the campaign saw it as a wedge issue to harm Dukakis who was struggling against Democratic
Southern_strategy
In neo-creationism, the creator of life
aims, via the overturning of Western secularism as detailed in the Wedge strategy. The concept of the intelligent designer has been criticised as a God-of-the-gaps
Intelligent_designer
Michael Polanyi. The center was aligned with the Discovery Institute's wedge strategy, and was funded in part by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation
Michael_Polanyi_Center
Parody of intelligent design
administration. Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Parody religion Wedge strategy Occasionalism "Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent
Intelligent_falling
First chain of archipelagos in East Asia
China's Coercion of States in the Asia-Pacific Region: Balancing and Wedge Strategies in the Context of Sino-American Competition (1 ed.). London: Routledge
First_island_chain
1925 US legal case in Tennessee
religious objections to evolutionary theory—sometimes described as a Wedge Strategy—raising what it claimed was scientific evidence in support of a literal
Scopes_trial
War against a common enemy
(2017-03-01). ""The laughing third man in a fight": Stalin's use of the wedge strategy". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 50 (1): 15–27. doi:10.1016/j
Co-belligerence
American biochemist and intelligent design advocate (born 1952)
together with other leading figures into what Johnson later called the "wedge strategy." In 1993, the "Johnson-Behe cadre of scholars" met at Pajaro Dunes
Michael_Behe
2002 book by Richard Weikart
that the book is tied to the DI's 'wedge strategy' of attacking Darwinian science as morally corrupting. This strategy aims to "defeat [the] materialist
From_Darwin_to_Hitler
is Religion" A copy of the Discovery Institute's wedge strategy document is found here: "The Wedge" (PDF). Seattle, WA: Discovery Institute. 1999. Archived
Objections_to_evolution
Pseudoscientific creationist movement
the original on November 21, 2005. Discovery Institute (1998), The Wedge Strategy (PDF), retrieved September 30, 2014 Discovery Institute. "From Darwin
Neo-creationism
Promoter of pseudo-scientific arguments for creationism
However, the Discovery Institute did not begin executing this part of the Wedge Strategy plan until 2005. The Biologic Institute was announced in mid-2005, and
Biologic_Institute
Relationship between intelligent design and science
intelligent design proponents in the 1990s, and is addressed in the wedge strategy as an aspect of science that must be challenged before intelligent design
Intelligent design and science
Intelligent_design_and_science
Overview of and topical guide to the creation–evolution controversy
theory and fact Level of support for evolution Teach the Controversy Wedge strategy Supporters of evolution: A Scientific Support for Darwinism List of
Outline of the creation–evolution controversy
Outline_of_the_creation–evolution_controversy
1939 World War II invasion
March 2017). ""The laughing third man in a fight": Stalin's use of the wedge strategy". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 50 (1): 15–27. doi:10.1016/j
Soviet_invasion_of_Poland
Divisive political or social issue
foreshore and seabed issue by employing wedge tactics to drive racial divisions between Māori and Non-Māori. The strategy was prominently highlighted by in
Wedge_issue
Collective judgment, position, and opinion of the community of scientists
significant dissent on evolution within the scientific community. The wedge strategy, a plan to promote intelligent design, depended greatly on seeding and
Scientific_consensus
Campaigns which seek to promote intelligent design creationism
The governing strategy of these various campaigns is called the Wedge strategy and was first made public when the Institute's "Wedge Document" was leaked
Discovery Institute intelligent design campaigns
Discovery_Institute_intelligent_design_campaigns
American professor and intelligent design advocate (born 1943)
Michael Behe, and he was a participant in early meetings regarding the wedge strategy, a religious public relations campaign with a goal of reshaping American
Walter_Bradley_(engineer)
Canadian philosopher (born 1963)
Dembski. The center was a step forward in the Discovery Institute's wedge strategy in that it established a beachhead for intelligent design within a major
Bruce_L._Gordon
American biologist and theologian (1942–2024)
Forrest, Barbara; Gross, Paul R. (2004). Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515742-0
Jonathan Wells (intelligent design advocate)
Jonathan_Wells_(intelligent_design_advocate)
American mathematician and philosopher (born 1960)
January 10, 2014. Forrest, Barbara (2001). "The Wedge at Work: How Intelligent Design Creationism Is Wedging Its Way into the Cultural and Academic Mainstream"
William_A._Dembski
Australian political strategist
firm, CTF Partners. Crosby is described as favouring what is called a wedge strategy, whereby the party he advises introduces a divisive or controversial
Lynton_Crosby
Intelligent Design Creationism's "Wedge Strategy" The Wedge at Work: How Intelligent Design Creationism is Wedging Its Way into the Cultural and Academic
List of works on intelligent design
List_of_works_on_intelligent_design
Senior fellow at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute and intelligent design proponent
which was an early articulation of the Wedge Strategy (later leaked in 1998 as what became known as the Wedge Document, with an introduction identical
John_G._West
Notion in intelligent design
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Universal_probability_bound
Identification for a good or service
brand awareness, brand loyalty, and various branding (brand management) strategies. Many companies believe that there is often little to differentiate between
Brand
Species of hummingbird
The wedge-tailed sabrewing (Pampa curvipennis) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in
Wedge-tailed_sabrewing
Stephen C. Meyer, William Dembski, and Michael Behe, initiating the wedge strategy that Johnson claims to have worked out by 1991. The 1993 second edition
History_of_creationism
Device to prevent door from moving, or opening too far
stopper, door stop, door wedge, door check) is a device that holds a door open or closed, or that limits its swing. It may be a wedge or heavy object on the
Doorstop
2004 book by Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross
Discovery Institute's Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture and its wedge strategy. The authors are highly critical of what they refer to as intelligent
Creationism's_Trojan_Horse
Pseudoscientific form of Young Earth creationism
references to scripture altogether in its polemics and stated goals (see Wedge strategy). By so doing, intelligent design proponents have attempted to succeed
Creation_science
American academic
ambitions of intelligent design proponents. They examine the movement's Wedge strategy which has advanced and is succeeding through public relations rather
Barbara_Forrest
Biological experiment on the peppered moth
by intelligent design creationists, and at a seminar presenting the wedge strategy on 13 March 1999, creationist and professor of law Phillip E. Johnson
Kettlewell's_experiment
Interaction of societies and governments with current climate change
is part of the controversies about intelligent design (compare the Wedge strategy) or Merchants of Doubt, scientists that are under suspicion to willingly
Politics_of_climate_change
Advocacy group in Scotland
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Centre_for_Intelligent_Design
Attitude of the Catholic Church to evolution theory
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Evolution and the Catholic Church
Evolution_and_the_Catholic_Church
American politician
presented...". [clarification needed] This bill closely follows the strategy of the Wedge strategy authored by the intelligent design think tank the Discovery
Jeff_Monroe
Logical connective AND
In logic, mathematics and linguistics, and ( ∧ {\displaystyle \wedge } ) is the truth-functional operator of conjunction or logical conjunction. The logical
Logical_conjunction
Nonprofit advocacy group supporting the teaching of evolution and climate change
serving K–12 schools Intelligent design movement Teach the Controversy Wedge strategy Mervis, Jeffrey (November 20, 2013). "Ann Reid to Lead Science Education
National Center for Science Education
National_Center_for_Science_Education
Creationist argument by William Dembski
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Specified_complexity
Jewish views on biological evolution
into public schools, as admitted in the Intelligent design movement's "wedge strategy". The Central Conference of American rabbis is opposed to the teaching
Jewish_views_on_evolution
2005 Board of Education hearings in Kansas
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Kansas_evolution_hearings
Pseudoscientific concept
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Ontogenetic_depth
Species of New World monkey
The wedge-capped capuchin or Guianan weeper capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) is a capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in northern Brazil, Guyana
Wedge-capped_capuchin
2005 court case in Pennsylvania
scientist Paul R. Gross co-authored the book Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design (Oxford University Press 2004). Before her testimony
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District
therefore redefine science to restore the supernatural, and developed the wedge strategy. The intelligent design movement began with the publication of Of Pandas
Theistic_science
Aspect of creationism
eliminate evolution questions from State tests. Consistent with the Wedge strategy its inclusion in the conference report on the failed amendment continues
Intelligent design in politics
Intelligent_design_in_politics
Powered mechanical device
reckoned to be Six in Number, viz. the Ballance, Leaver, Pulley, Wheel, Wedge, and Screw. Compound Machines, or Engines, are innumerable. The word engine
Machine
Fighting style
This guard also provides two lines of defense with the lead arm used to wedge block or elbow block and the rear hand to punch catch, cross block, leverage
Crab_Defense_(boxing_style)
Argument by proponents of intelligent design
Barbara Forrest, The Wedge at Work Archived 2014-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Talk Reason. Forrest, B (2001). "1: The Wedge at Work: How Intelligent
Irreducible_complexity
Creationism advocacy organization
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
International Society for Complexity, Information, and Design
International_Society_for_Complexity,_Information,_and_Design
Nonprofit advocacy organization
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center
Intelligent_Design_and_Evolution_Awareness_Center
Form of randomised controlled trial
In medicine, a stepped-wedge trial (or SWT) is a type of randomised controlled trial (RCT). An RCT is a scientific experiment that is designed to reduce
Stepped-wedge_trial
Sports car produced by Lamborghini (1974–1990)
Bertone, which pioneered and popularized the sharply angled "Italian Wedge" shape. The wedge style was introduced to the public in 1970 with the Lancia Stratos
Lamborghini_Countach
American brand of rodent control products
products. In the rat bait pellets, mouse bait pellets, place packs, and wedge baits, the active ingredient was brodifacoum, typically at 0.005% concentration
D-CON
2007 tornado in southwest Kansas, United States
gradually ... grew in size ... then becoming a broad truncated cone or 'wedge' shaped tornado." Uscheid, Mike (May 4, 2007). "Bulletin - EAS Activation
Greensburg_tornado
Controlled break of an optical fiber
(also known as diamond-tip scribe or diamond wedge scribe) looks like a ballpoint pen but has a small wedge tip made of diamond or other hard material.
Cleave_(fiber)
American legislation critiquing evolution
college faculty members throughout a state to oppose this creationist strategy. It died in committee on March 13, 2009. On January 23, 2024, the State
Anti-evolution_legislation
Intelligent design book by William A. Dembski and Winston Ewert
Anthropic Principle. The Design Inference is specifically mentioned in the Wedge Strategy as an example of accomplishing one of the intelligent design movement's
The_Design_Inference
Failed amendment to US 2001 education bill
assistance of many friends I have developed a strategy for doing this. ... We call our strategy the "wedge." Johnson, Phillip E. (1997). Defeating Darwinism
Santorum_Amendment
1973 Bertone concept car
wrap-around windshield and side windows that did not continue to the rear. The wedge-shaped Trapeze also has similarities with the Autobianchi A112 Runabout
NSU_Trapeze
Hand game for two players or more
pure wedges", "spinners, which were smooth, circular wedges with blades on their bottom side for disabling and breaking lifters", and "pure wedges, which
Rock_paper_scissors
United Kingdom-based creationist organisation
Discovery Institute, the hub of the intelligent design movement, following its strategy and circulating the institute's promotional materials. It should not be
Truth_in_Science
Automotive brand owned by Stellantis
luxury vehicles as the broader Chrysler Corporation expanded, following a strategy of brand diversification and hierarchy largely adopted from General Motors
Chrysler_(brand)
How Weather Is Forecast John Smart (producer) c-10m December 4, 1953 How Wedges Help Us Clarence R. Trexler c-11m December 4, 1970 How Wheels Help Us Verne
List_of_Coronet_Films_films
American author, journalist, and podcaster
David M. Wedge (born July 31, 1970) is a New York Times-bestselling author, journalist, podcast host and award-winning former reporter for the Boston
Dave_Wedge
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
List of scientific bodies explicitly rejecting intelligent design
List_of_scientific_bodies_explicitly_rejecting_intelligent_design
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
released from prison in Jordan in June 2014 and accused ISIL of driving a wedge between Muslims. An Islamic Front sharia court judge in Aleppo, Mohamed
Islamic_State
American film production and distribution company
Rhythm and Hues Studios in March 1999. According to Blue Sky founder Chris Wedge, Fox considered selling Blue Sky as well by 2000 due to financial difficulties
20th_Century_Studios
Species of fish
Colleye; Frédéric, Bertucci; Éric, Parmentier. "Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Wedge-tail triggerfish)". FishSounds. Xavier, Raick; David, Lecchini; Loïc, Kéver;
Reef_triggerfish
Deployment, formation, and manoeuvres of the Roman infantry
Roman Empire. The original Roman army was made up of hoplites, whose main strategy was forming into a phalanx. By the early third century BCE, the Roman army
Roman_infantry_tactics
Testable implication of local hidden-variable theories
{1}{4}}\sum _{x,y\in \{0,1\}}(-1)^{x\wedge y}\cdot \langle \psi |A_{x}\otimes B_{y}|\psi \rangle .} The bias of the quantum strategy described above is 1 2 {\textstyle
CHSH_inequality
Mathematical method in calculus
u ∧ v ) = d u ∧ v + ( − 1 ) k u ∧ d v {\displaystyle d(u\wedge v)=du\wedge v+(-1)^{k}u\wedge dv} Integrate of both sides of the equality over M {\displaystyle
Integration_by_parts
Object used to achieve a goal
classic simple machines (wheel and axle, lever, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw) were invented in Mesopotamia. The wheel and axle mechanism first
Tool
Non-modified oligonucleotides (DNA molecules)
CHK1) and Thymidilate synthase (TYMS) as part of a cancer gene therapy strategy. Their preclinical proof of principle has been proven in vivo using the
Polypurine reverse-Hoogsteen hairpin
Polypurine_reverse-Hoogsteen_hairpin
1968 Vietnam War military campaign
weakness in South Vietnam. During late 1967, the question whether the U.S. strategy of attrition was working in South Vietnam weighed heavily on the minds
Tet_Offensive
1947 urban plan for Copenhagen, Denmark
dense urban fabric of central Copenhagen. In between the fingers, green "wedges" are intended to provide land for agriculture and recreational purposes
Finger_Plan
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
latter issue until June. Rosenberg, Debra (June 28, 2004). "A Gay-Marriage Wedge". Newsweek. Vol. 143, no. 26. p. 8. "2004 Republican Party Platform: on
George_W._Bush
Cocktail
made with vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice; garnished with a slice or wedge of lime. The drink, being a type of buck, is sometimes called vodka buck
Moscow_mule
Intelligent designer Theistic science Neo-creationism Movement Timeline Wedge strategy Politics Kitzmiller v. Dover Campaigns Discovery Institute campaigns
Jewish reactions to intelligent design
Jewish_reactions_to_intelligent_design
American political party
for "obstructing the development of working-class consciousness, driving wedges in class unity to divert attention from class exploitation, and creating
Communist_Party_USA
WEDGE STRATEGY
WEDGE STRATEGY
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon English American
From the ledge meadow.
Boy/Male
British, English
Estate on the Ledge
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Extreme Corner; Edge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Wegga.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hedge.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Sea's Edge
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Meadow on a Ledge; From the Ledge Meadow
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, English
Swordsman
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Ledge Farm
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, especially in Lancashire and the West Midlands, for someone who lived on or by a hillside or ridge, from Old English ecg ‘edge’. Compare Eck.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sword. Sword edge.
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Sword Edge
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Strong edge.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The Edge
Boy/Male
English American
Meadow on a ledge.
Boy/Male
Indian
Top Edge
Boy/Male
Danish, French, German, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Swedish
Edge of the Sword; Inspires Fright; Edge; Point
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
From the ledge farm.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge, Middle English hegg(e).
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon English American
From the ledge meadow.
WEDGE STRATEGY
WEDGE STRATEGY
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Ukrainian
Christian.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fertile; Truthful
Male
Native American
 Native American Navajo name SANI means "the old one." Compare with another form of Sani.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Name of a God
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Divine Drama; Pleasure; Purity
Male
Russian
(ÐполлоÌний) Russian form of Greek Apollonios, APOLLONII means "of Apollo."
Boy/Male
Indian, Traditional
Leader
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Singable
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
King
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v. t.
To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.
v. t.
To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
a.
Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
v. t.
To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive.
n.
A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
v. i.
To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.
v. t.
The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
v. t.
To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden.
n.
Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn up in such a form.
a.
Like a wedge; wedge-shaped.
v. t.
To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
imp. & p. p.
of Wedge
v. t.
To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber in its place.
v. t.
To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a wedge that is driven into something.
a.
Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.
v. t.
To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way.
v. t.
To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
a.
Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform.
v. t.
A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
n.
A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical.