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Program of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
SHEFEX (Sharp Edge Flight Experiment), is an experiment conducted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), for the development of some new, cheaper and safer
Sharp_Edge_Flight_Experiment
Passage of an object through the gases of an atmosphere from outer space
actively cooled hulls were launched as a part of the German Sharp Edge Flight Experiment (SHEFEX).[citation needed] In early 2019, SpaceX was developing
Atmospheric_entry
Soviet spaceplane project
(spacecraft) Hope-X Kliper Hopper (spacecraft) SpaceShipOne HOTOL Sharp Edge Flight Experiment Dream Chaser LKS russianspaceweb.com Bart Hendrikx Bert Vis:
LKS_(spacecraft)
Brazilian rocket
performed the following flights: A flight of VS-40M carrying "SARA Suborbital 2" was planned but eventually cancelled. A future flight of VS-40M carrying HIFiRE
VS-40
Systems (IRS) of the University of Stuttgart, Germany SHEFEX (SHarp Edge Flight Experiment): Program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) MASER: Sounding
Mobile_Rocket_Base
Fixed aerodynamic wing device
vortilons. Following aircraft were modified for experiments with the addition of an outboard leading-edge cuff as a result of NASA stall/spin research program :
Leading-edge_cuff
Type of aerodynamic surface
and "biconvex airfoils" respectively), with very sharp leading and trailing edges. The sharp edges prevent the formation of a detached bow shock in front
Supersonic_airfoils
Mechanisms and evolution of insect flight
of insect flight: creating a leading edge vortex, and using clap and fling. Most insects use a method that creates a spiralling leading edge vortex. These
Insect_flight
Streamlined body for generating lift
those for subsonic flight have a rounded leading edge, while those for supersonic flight tend to be slimmer. All have a sharp trailing edge. The deflection
Airfoil
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
gave details about their 1902 experiments and glider flights, but avoided any mention of their plans for powered flight. In camp at Kill Devil Hills,
Wright_brothers
2014 aircraft disappearance
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370 / MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared from radar on 8 March
Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370
Amphibious assault ship class of the United States Navy
Grenada, 1983 Operation Earnest Will, Persian Gulf 1987–1988 Operation Sharp Edge, Liberia, 1990 Gulf War 1990–1991 Operation Eastern Exit, Somalia, 1991
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
Iwo_Jima-class_amphibious_assault_ship
Aircraft control surface used to induce roll
(French for 'little wing' or 'fin') is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons
Aileron
Appendage used for flight
leading edge cross-section, on subsonic wings A sharp trailing edge cross-section Leading-edge devices such as slats, slots, or extensions Trailing-edge devices
Wing
Propagating disturbance
are not conventional sound waves; a shock wave takes the form of a very sharp change in the gas properties. Shock waves in air are heard as a loud "crack"
Shock_wave
German ramjet interceptor project
Alexander Lippisch developed a sharply-swept, leaf-shaped delta wing which he believed was capable of supersonic flight. Out of this and subsequent development
Lippisch_P.13a
Suburb of Canberra, Australia
of the CSIR, for Dickson Experiment Station. The station covered 640 acres, comprising the eastern third and northern edge of Dickson, the whole of Downer
Dickson, Australian Capital Territory
Dickson,_Australian_Capital_Territory
1995 American TV series or program
(voiced by Neil Ross) – A grumpy and arrogant detective lieutenant of the Edge City Police Department who is overzealous in blaming The Mask for every big
The_Mask:_Animated_Series
British wildlife photographer (born 1937)
nature photography. He was the first person to record pin sharp images of insects in flight. His work covers a wide variety of animals: from amphibians
Stephen_Dalton_(photographer)
Birds from the order Strigiformes
broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight. Exceptions include the diurnal northern hawk-owl
Owl
Device that transmits rotational power into linear thrust on a fluid
cutting edge made up of sharp edges and projections. A cleaver is a type of propeller design especially used for boat racing. Its leading edge is formed
Propeller
Triangle shaped aircraft wing configuration
of lift known as the stall. However, for a sharply-swept delta wing, as air spills up round the leading edge it flows inwards to generate a characteristic
Delta_wing
Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
emphasis on science meant the inclusion of a number of new experiments, including a biological experiment containing five mice that was carried in the command
Apollo_17
1966 NASA crewed space flight
pack. An experiment on the ground demonstrated this could indeed slice the wires, but also showed the ATDA bristled with dangerous, sharp edges. Ground
Gemini_9A
Aeromedical organisation in Australia
formed the AIM Aerial Medical Service, a one-year experiment based in Cloncurry, Queensland. This experiment later became The Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Royal_Flying_Doctor_Service
Shock wave from flying at the speed of sound
damage to some structures. This led to the prohibition of routine supersonic flight overland. Although sonic booms cannot be completely prevented, research
Sonic_boom
Experiments probing the accuracy of special relativity's predictions
include Mössbauer rotor experiments in which gamma rays were sent from the middle of a rotating disc to a receiver at the edge of the disc, so that the
Tests_of_special_relativity
1972 Apollo lunar science experiment
The Lunar Surface Gravimeter (LSG) was a lunar science experiment that was deployed on the surface of the Moon by the astronauts of Apollo 17 on December
Lunar_Surface_Gravimeter
German single-seat research glider, 1944
it had a thick wing with a blunt leading edge. A strip was fixed along the leading edge to simulate a sharp profile. This created the vortices seen on
Lippisch_DM-1
2005 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
"Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC) on its 31st flight on July
STS-114
Type of gun barrel rifling
pə-LIG-ə-nəl) is a type of gun barrel rifling where the traditional sharp-edged "lands and grooves" are replaced by less pronounced "hills and valleys"
Polygonal_rifling
Atmospheric stationary oscillations
demonstrating its understanding with record flights and scientific turbulence measurement flights to the lower edge of the stratosphere. The conditions favoring
Lee_Waves
Region of space dominated by the Sun
considered to be the outer edge of the Oort Cloud. Upon passing the heliopause, Voyager 2's Plasma Science Experiment (PLS) observed a sharp decline in the speed
Heliosphere
Long-baseline neutrino experiment in Japan
to Kamioka") is a particle physics experiment studying the oscillations of the accelerator neutrinos. The experiment is conducted in Japan by the international
T2K_experiment
Process to photograph fluid flow
some cases, the background may be provided by the experimenter, such as a random speckle pattern or sharp line, but naturally occurring features such as
Schlieren_photography
American actor and director (born 1960)
he signed on to star in James Gunn's horror thriller film The Belko Experiment. In June 2018, Goldwyn was cast as Ben Lefevre in the Netflix supernatural
Tony_Goldwyn
Obsolete physics theory
Another experiment was conducted by Alväger et al. (1963), who compared the time of flight of gamma rays from moving and resting sources. Both experiments found
Emission_theory_(relativity)
Planned United States spaceflight (1967)
a 15-day endurance experiment in a high-oxygen isolation chamber, less than three weeks before the first Vostok crewed space flight; this was disclosed
Apollo_1
Emergency aircraft escape system
at such speeds would be impossible. The United States Army Air Forces experimented with downward-ejecting systems operated by a spring, but it was the work
Ejection_seat
2009 American crewed spaceflight to the Hubble Space Telescope
aware of the reaction the force would have, as well as to watch for sharp edges on the handrail after removal. Once the handrail was removed, Massimino
STS-125
Tendency of a fluid jet to stay attached to a surface of any form
S2CID 54063478. Young, Thomas (1800), Outlines of experiments and inquiries respecting sound and light Flight 1945 Coandă effect video (1) Coandă effect video
Coandă_effect
Retroreflector with three orthogonal, intersecting flat surfaces
been placed on the Moon for use by Lunar Laser Ranging experiments observing a laser's time-of-flight to measure the Moon's orbit more precisely than was
Corner_reflector
Species of bird
the compact, rounded head of the sharp-shins which barely appear to exceed the leading edge of the wings in flight. Sometimes Cooper's is considered
Cooper's_hawk
2024 American crime drama television series
Carrow Tricia O'Kelley as Linda Foster Aiden Turner as Rhys Eastman, a sharp and stylish art recovery specialist who’s just as comfortable navigating
High_Potential
Electrohydrodynamic aircraft propulsion
parallel conductive tubes, or a foil skirt with a smooth, round edge. Sharp edges on the skirt degrade performance, as it generates ions of opposite
Ion-propelled_aircraft
Failed NASA mission to Venus (1962)
Mariner 1's gradual rather than sharp deviation from its course, JPL engineers suspected that the fault lay in the flight equations loaded into the computer
Mariner_1
Zone of energetic charged particles around the planet Earth
000. In 2014, it was discovered that the inner edge of the outer belt is characterized by a very sharp transition, below which highly relativistic electrons
Van_Allen_radiation_belt
Soviet-era science fiction writers
story How Kang Died, written in 1946. Boris Strugatsky's first literary experiments date to the mid-1950s. Around 1955, the brothers attempted to develop
Short stories by the Strugatsky brothers
Short_stories_by_the_Strugatsky_brothers
1937 airship fire in the US
Graf Zeppelin (LZ 127), which had been launched in 1928. After her maiden flight on 4 March 1936 the Hindenburg had made ten trips to the United States without
Hindenburg_disaster
Sudden increase of undesirable effects when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound
the design featured a conical nose, for low supersonic drag, and sharp wing leading edges. The design used very thin wings of biconvex section proposed by
Sound_barrier
Study of plants grown in spacecraft
telescopes on Earth. Certain minerals have been shown to demonstrate similar sharp edge reflective spectra as light-harvesting photosynthetic pigments. This means
Astrobotany
Airliner faster than the speed of sound
The last passenger flight of the Tu-144 was in June 1978 and it was last flown in 1999 by NASA. Concorde's last commercial flight was in October 2003
Supersonic_transport
subscribers and more than 700 million views. Stuart Edge United States Stuart Edge, Stuart EdgeXtra Prankster, musician, magician Evan Edinger United
List_of_YouTubers
Airline of the United States (1934–2012)
came to a stop at the edge of a ditch near the runway. 30 Passengers and crew suffered minor injuries. February 19, 1996 – Flight 1943 landed wheels up
Continental_Airlines
Clade of insects
swirling vortices that form along the leading edge of the wing. High-speed imaging and robotic wing experiments confirmed that lift in bees results from rapid
Bee
Species of bird
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The saker falcon is the second fastest bird in level flight after the white-throated needletail swift (unconfirmed), capable of reaching
Saker_falcon
Atmospheric electrical phenomenon
scientific data on ball lightning remain scarce. Although laboratory experiments have produced effects that are visually similar to reports of ball lightning
Ball_lightning
a sharp leading-edge airfoil. More information is available here. The sweep angle of the flow to a blade element for a helicopter in forward flight can
Dynamic stall on helicopter rotors
Dynamic_stall_on_helicopter_rotors
Body part used by insects to fly
flight. The best-flying insects tend to have long, slender wings. In many species of Sphingidae (sphinx moths), the forewings are large and sharply pointed
Insect_wing
2009 studio album by Perfume
fourth track, "Edge (Triangle Mix)", is the longest on the album, clocking in at 8 minutes and 43 seconds. Featuring an aggressive, "sharply-arranged" electro
Triangle_(Perfume_album)
US Navy carrier-based fighter aircraft in service 1952-1974
For safety reasons, in 1967 the aircraft was coated in gunite to cover sharp edges that had developed. F9F-7 130763 – Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden
Grumman_F-9_Cougar
2025.106259. Ksepka, D. T.; Mayr, G.; Clark, A. D.; Grande, L. (2026). "A sharp-billed stem ibis from the Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation"
2026 in archosaur paleontology
2026_in_archosaur_paleontology
King's 'The Institute' Trailer Sees Gifted Kids Subjected To Horrific Experiments In MGM+ Series – Update". Deadline. Retrieved June 19, 2025. "Love Island:
2025_in_American_television
2007 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
STS-118. Tani noted the handrail appeared to be intact, with no obvious sharp edges. Tani then moved on to the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) that has had
STS-120
Collision between a vehicle and a bird
physical experiments (see birdstrike simulator). Based on US National Transportation Safety Board recommendations following US Airways Flight 1549 in 2009
Bird_strike
Collection of character sketches
which had been mercilessly mocked by Byron, was, oddly, also a poetic experiment, "a specimen of what might be done in English hexameters." Mr. Southey
The_Spirit_of_the_Age
Family of beetles
known as water tigers due to their voracious appetite. They have short, but sharp mandibles, and immediately upon biting, they deliver digestive enzymes into
Dytiscidae
Speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum
against the luminiferous aether. Experiments such as the Kennedy–Thorndike experiment and the Ives–Stilwell experiment have shown this postulate to match
Speed_of_light
US Air Force night fighter in service 1944-1954
exceptionally clean and fluid as the aircraft possessed very few sharp corners or edges. The production model of the SCR-720 mounted a scanning radio transmitter
Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow
Processes by which whistles make sound
monopole source. An air jet is directed at a sharp edge, setting up flow oscillations as in the edge tone. The edge is part of a generally cylindrical tube
Physics_of_whistles
American singer (born 1984)
an 'I Voted' sticker". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 14, 2020. Sharp, Rachel (November 8, 2022). "Why Katy Perry, Chris Pratt and Netflix are
Katy_Perry
2006 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
communications. Flight day 13 began for the astronauts at 12:17 UTC. Discovery's crew launched the ANDE (Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment) microsats
STS-116
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
kitchens by chefs brought from certain parts of the Empire to create and experiment with different ingredients. The creations of the Ottoman Palace's kitchens
Ottoman_Empire
Universe The list shows only the experiments from Experiment 001, Shrink, to Experiment 626, Stitch. It does not include Experiment 627 (who is mentioned when
List of films with post-credits scenes
List_of_films_with_post-credits_scenes
Canadian interceptor aircraft family
the public on 4 October 1957, the same day as the launch of Sputnik I. Flight testing began with RL-201 on 25 March 1958, and the design quickly demonstrated
Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow
Earth's highest mountain
camp, but not beyond that point. Sharp climbed without a radio or guide. Multiple climbing parties encountered Sharp in distress. Double-amputee climber
Mount_Everest
Canceled U.S. Air Force human spaceflight program
of the image; due to the optics used, the image would not be as sharp around the edges. While surveillance targets were pre-programmed and the camera could
Manned_Orbiting_Laboratory
1961 experimental aircraft by Handley Page
effect was magnified by the length of the wing, and the sharpness of the angle of the leading edge - more sweep led to stronger vortex creation, more length
Handley_Page_HP.115
US Air Force supersonic aircraft, 1964–1998
altitude. No SR-71 was ever shot down. The SR-71 featured chines, a pair of sharp edges leading aft from either side of the nose along the fuselage. These were
Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
French portrait painter (1755–1842)
three spectacles, atop one another", and commented on his "unusual and sharp mind" and his rich imagination when retelling stories or recounting past
Élisabeth_Vigée_Le_Brun
0 1 Donald's Crime 1945 18th 0 1 Earl Carroll Vanities 1945 18th 0 1 Experiment Perilous 1944 18th 0 1 G. I. Honeymoon 1945 18th 0 1 Guest in the House
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
Predecessor to NASA (1915-1958)
as the P-51 Mustang. After early experiments by Opel RAK with rocket propulsion leading to the first public flight of a rocket plane, the Opel RAK.1
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics
battery degradation and safety risks. 17 March – Physicists at CERN's LHCb experiment report the discovery of the doubly charmed baryon Ξcc⁺. The particle,
2026_in_science
Aircraft powered directly by electricity, with no other engine needed
environmental effects of aviation, providing near zero emissions and quieter flights. Electricity may be supplied by a variety of methods, the most common being
Electric_aircraft
Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
tail approximately 45 feet from the edge of the ramp pavement. According to written statements provided by the flight crew, per their standard operating
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Cleveland_Hopkins_International_Airport
List of Marvel comic books
Your Vows (vol. 2) #1–5 TPB 120 14 Jun 2017 978-1302905804 2 The Venom Experiment Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (vol. 2) #6–10 TPB 112 29 Nov 2017
Spider-Man_collected_editions
Coin-operated entertainment machine genre
industry was worth US$8 billion in the US. The novelty of arcade games waned sharply after 1982 due to several factors, including market saturation of arcades
Arcade_video_game
Country in South Asia
Gilani, Syed; King, Christopher (3 September 2009). "Pakistan's reform experiment". Nature. 461 (7260): 38–39. Bibcode:2009Natur.461...38O. doi:10.1038/461038a
Pakistan
Country in Central and South Asia
percent. The latter is about half what it was in 2012, coinciding with a sharp reduction in the U.S. deployment. Tyler, Patrick (8 October 2001). "A Nation
Afghanistan
Initiation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loading
inclusion in the material or from a geometric stress concentrator caused by a sharp internal corner or fillet. Most of the fatigue life is generally consumed
Fatigue_(material)
Tailless fixed-wing aircraft that has no definite fuselage
span for high efficiency, while the high-speed wing would have a thin, sharp-edged airfoil and a shorter span for low drag at supersonic speed. The craft
Flying_wing
Rock dust covering the Moon
exposed equipment and human health. The fine lunar regolith is made of sharp and very adhesive particles, with a distinct gunpowder taste and smell.
Lunar_regolith
Marvel Comics paperbacks that reprint entire runs
Josephine Riesman (May 25, 2015). "The Secret History of Ultimate Marvel, the Experiment That Changed Superheroes Forever". Vulture. Archived from the original
Marvel_Epic_Collection
never successful. His full name is revealed in the episode "The Dome Experiment". Despite being at constant odds with them, Benson becomes more friendly
List of Regular Show characters
List_of_Regular_Show_characters
Hawke† – Chelsea Walls Blair Hayes – Bubble Boy Oliver Hirschbiegel♦ – Das Experiment Jeeva – 12B Clark Johnson♦ – Boycott Asif Kapadia† – The Warrior Semih
List_of_directorial_debuts
Heat-resistant and strong aromatic polyamide fiber
heat leaks are desired. A thin Kevlar window has been used by the NA48 experiment at CERN to separate a vacuum vessel from a vessel at nearly atmospheric
Kevlar
programmable computer in the world. 1938: Nuclear fission discovered in experiment by chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann and physicists Lise Meitner
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Ionization of air around a high-voltage conductor
forms at highly curved regions on electrodes, such as sharp corners, projecting points, edges of metal surfaces, or small-diameter wires. The high curvature
Corona_discharge
2016 puzzle video game
Thirty Flights of Loving. The concept of the game bore out of Chung's experience with computing in the 1980s, which he considered in sharp contrast
Quadrilateral_Cowboy
Machine used for studying the effects of air moving around objects
producing a controlled stream of air for conducting aerodynamic experiments". The experiment is conducted in the test section of the wind tunnel and a complete
Wind_tunnel
SHARP EDGE-FLIGHT-EXPERIMENT
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Female
English
Variant spelling of English Sherry, SHARI means "darling."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English scharp ‘keen’, ‘active’, ‘quick’.Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a byname from a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.Americanized form of any of several European names with similar meaning, for example German Scharf.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Sharp; Bright; Energetic
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Sharp; Bright; Splendid
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Bright; Sharp
Boy/Male
Indian
Bright; Shining; Sharp
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge, Middle English hegg(e).
Boy/Male
Danish, French, German, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Swedish
Edge of the Sword; Inspires Fright; Edge; Point
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Alert; Sharp Night; Sharp; Moon Light
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin delectare, DELIGHT means "to allure, delight."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, especially in Lancashire and the West Midlands, for someone who lived on or by a hillside or ridge, from Old English ecg ‘edge’. Compare Eck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English sleght, sleight, slyght ‘cunning’, ‘artfulness’.English : topographic name from Middle English sleyte ‘level field’ (Old Norse slétta) or from Middle English sleyte ‘sheep pasture’.
Female
English
Pet form of English Edith, EDIE means "rich battle."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Sharp.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Very Bright; Sharp; Powerful
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for a harpist (see Harper), or occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a harp.English : habitational name from a minor place such as Harp House in Eastwood, Essex, or South Harp in South Petherton, Somerset, denoting a place where salt was produced, from Old English hearpe ‘harp’, an implement used in the processing of salt. Compare Harpham.German : metonymic occupational name for a harpist, from Middle High German harpfe ‘harp’.German : variant of Harpe.
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Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Lustrous; Bright
Boy/Male
Tamil
Amartya | ஆமரà¯à®¤à¯à®¯
Immortal, Amber of the Sky, Eternal, Divine
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Considered to be the Best Disciple in Indian Mythology
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Lakshmi, Foremost, Best, First, Night
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess of the Mountain; Elephants; King of Serpents
Boy/Male
English
and Kayla. 'keeper of the keys; pure.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Biological
Girl/Female
Muslim
Young, Female gazelle
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Anglo, British, English, German, Greek
Wealthy
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superl.
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
a.
Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.
imp. & p. p.
of Edge
a.
Having a gilt edge; as, gilt-edged paper.
a.
Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as, a two-edged sword.
superl.
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
v. i.
To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.
v. t.
To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.
superl.
Slight; not important; as, a light error.
superl.
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
v. t.
Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
superl.
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
superl.
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
v. t.
To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
superl.
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
v. t.
To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
n.
A sharp tool or weapon.
n.
A sharp tone or note.
adv.
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.