wedge vs trigon

trigon vs wedge

wedge and trigon both are nouns.

wedge is a verb but trigon is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wedge	Yes	No	Yes	No
trigon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trigon is a hypernym of wedge; that is, trigon is a word with a broader meaning than wedge:

wedge: any shape that is triangular in cross section
trigon: a three-sided polygon

Other hypernyms of wedge include triangle, trilateral.

wedge (noun)	trigon (noun)
something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them	a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object	(astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe	a three-sided polygon
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
any shape that is triangular in cross section

wedge (verb)	trigon (verb)
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
put, fix, force, or implant

Difference between wedge and trigon

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