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wedgewire

wedgewire noun: wire formed in the shape of a wedge.

wedgewire: wire formed in the shape of a wedge
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Noun

wedgewire (countable and uncountable, plural wedgewires)

  1. Wire formed in the shape of a wedge.
    • Artificial-media can be used such as stainless-steel wedgewire or high-density polyurethane formed into panels. In a wedgewire drying bed, liquid sludge is introduced onto a horizontal, relatively open drainage medium.2003, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4th edition, Boston, M.A. […]: McGraw Hill, →ISBN, page 1575

Forms of wedgewire

pluralwedgewires

Origin of wedgewire

Compound of wedge + wire.

Questions about wedgewire

What does wedgewire mean?
Wedgewire means wire formed in the shape of a wedge.
What part of speech is wedgewire?
Wedgewire is a noun.
What is the plural of wedgewire?
The plural of wedgewire is wedgewires.

Words near wedgewire in the dictionary

  1. wedges of circles
  2. wedges up
  3. wedges-and-dashes
  4. wedgetail
  5. wedgetails
  6. wedgewire
  7. wedgewires
  8. wedgewise
  9. Wedgewood
  10. wedgewort
  11. Wedgeworth

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