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A device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end is an?
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In general, if rectangular in profile: a wedge, slope, or ramp.
At the hardware store, it may also be called a shim or a door shim.
If circular in profile, it might be called a cone if the thin end is infinitesimal in diameter, or it may be a frustum if the narrow end has some dimension.
In a machine shop, it might also be a taper or a Morse taper, if referring to certain tooling.
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A device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end is a?
A Wedge
A is thick on one end and tapers to a thin edge at th other end?
A is a wedge.
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