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- Dictionarypyramid/ˈpɪrəmɪd/
noun
- 1. a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.
- 2. an object, shape, or arrangement in the form of a pyramid: "a pyramid of logs"
verb
- 1. stack or arrange in the shape of a pyramid.
- 2. achieve a substantial return on (money or property) after making a small initial investment: "a bank can pyramid modest capital into an enormous sum of money"
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a solid shape with a flat, square base and four flat, triangular sides which slope inward and meet to form a point at the top. A pyramid is also a pile of things that has a triangular shape: The acrobats formed a pyramid by standing on each other’s shoulders. biology.
The meaning of PYRAMID is an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and inner sepulchral chambers. How to use pyramid in a sentence.
A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) 'pyramid') is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular and converge to a point at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense.
noun. a huge masonry construction that has a square base and, as in the case of the ancient Egyptian royal tombs, four sloping triangular sides. an object, formation, or structure resembling such a construction. maths a solid having a polygonal base and triangular sides that meet in a common vertex.
n. 1. a. A solid figure with a polygonal base and triangular faces that meet at a common point. b. Something shaped like this polyhedron. 2. a. A massive monument of ancient Egypt having a rectangular base and four triangular faces culminating in a single apex, built over or around a crypt or tomb. b.
Sep 2, 2009 · A pyramid is a structure or monument, usually with a quadrilateral base, which rises to a triangular point. In the popular imagination, pyramids are the three lonely structures on the Giza plateau at...
A pyramid is a three-dimensional shape with a flat base and flat triangular sides which slope upwards to a point.
an object or a pile of things that has the shape of a pyramid. a pyramid of cans in a shop window; an organization or a system in which there are fewer people at each level as you get near the top. a management pyramid
a number of persons or things arranged or heaped up in this manner: a pyramid of acrobats; a pyramid of boxes.
PYRAMID definition: a shape with a square base and four triangular sides that meet to form a point at the top. Learn more.
