wedgewire

English

A wedgewire screen

Etymology

Compound of wedge +‎ wire.

Noun

wedgewire (countable and uncountable, plural wedgewires)

1. Wire formed in the shape of a wedge.
   • 2003, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4th edition, Boston, M.A. […]: McGraw Hill, →ISBN, page 1575:

     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.