pyramid
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- piramis (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pyramis, genitive pyramides, from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pyramid (plural pyramids)
- An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
- A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
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2014 September 7, “Doddington's garden pyramid is a folly good show: The owners of a Lincolnshire stately home have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid [print edition: Great pyramid of Lincolnshire, 6 September 2014, p. G2]”, The Daily Telegraph:
- [T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.
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- (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
- (UK, dated) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.
- A pyramid scheme.
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
ancient construction
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construction
in geometry, a solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal base
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pyramid scheme — see pyramid scheme
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Verb[edit]
pyramid (third-person singular simple present pyramids, present participle pyramiding, simple past and past participle pyramided)
- (transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pyramid c
Declension[edit]
Declension of pyramid
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | pyramid | pyramiden | pyramider | pyramiderna |
| genitive | pyramids | pyramidens | pyramiders | pyramidernas |
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