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• s  (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
• a  shaped like a wedge

• With his stylus of sharpened reed, the physician made neat, wedge-shaped marks on a clay tablet, carefully compiling a pharmacopoeia.
• At university, Finkel learned to read cuneiform, the oldest known type of writing, in which wedge-shaped symbols were pressed into clay with a reed.
• George Ehret had kindly little eyes and a wedge-shaped bald head, spreading out at the neck.

• cuneate
• cuneal
• cuneiform

News & Articles

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• University of Utah scientist discovers terrifying ant species
  Their wedge-shaped faces are like spine-covered shields that end with beak-like jaws bristling with sharp teeth. “They look a little like the monster in ‘Alien.’ They’re horrifying to look at up close,” says University of Utah biology professor Jack Longino. “That’s sort of what makes them fun.” Longino, an entomologist, has identified 33 new species of predatory ants from Central America and ...
  Aug. 1, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune