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PyramidPyramid Pyr"a*mid, v. t. (Speculation)
To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See
Pyramid, v. i. PyramidPyramid Pyr"a*mid, n. (Speculation)
The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See
Pyramid, v. i. Pyramid
Pyramid Pyr"a*mid, n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, of
Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]
1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or
polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top;
especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal
figure as base and several triangles which have a common
vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are
placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.]
pyramidTruncated Trun"ca*ted, a.
1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.
2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when
equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated
edge.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral
shells in which the apex naturally drops off.
Truncated cone or pyramid (Geom.), a cone or pyramid
whose vertex is cut off by a plane, the plane being
usually parallel to the base.
Meaning of Pyramid from wikipedia
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roughly a
pyramid in the
geometric sense. The base of a
pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or of any
polygon shape. As such, a
pyramid has at least...
- The
Egyptian pyramids are
ancient masonry structures located in Egypt.
Sources cite at
least 118
identified Egyptian pyramids. Most were
built as tombs...
-
Great Pyramid of Giza (also
known as the
Pyramid of
Khufu or the
Pyramid of Cheops) is the
oldest and
largest of the
pyramids in the Giza
pyramid complex...
- A
pyramid scheme is a
business model that
recruits members via a
promise of
payments or
services for
enrolling others into the scheme,
rather than supplying...
- An
ecological pyramid (also
trophic pyramid,
Eltonian pyramid,
energy pyramid, or
sometimes food
pyramid) is a
graphical representation designed to show...
-
includes the
Great Pyramid of Giza, the
Pyramid of Khafre, and the
Pyramid of Menkaure,
along with
their ****ociated
pyramid complexes and the
Great Sphinx of...
- The
English football league system, also
known as the
football pyramid, is a
series of
interconnected leagues for men's ****ociation
football clubs in...
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Mesoamerican pyramids form a
prominent part of
ancient Mesoamerican architecture.
Although similar in some ways to
Egyptian pyramids,
these New World...
- A
pyramidion (plural: pyramidia) is the
uppermost piece or
capstone of an
Egyptian pyramid or obelisk.
Speakers of the
Ancient Egyptian language referred...
-
Memphis Pyramid,
initially known as the
Great American Pyramid,
formerly referred to as the
Pyramid Arena and
locally referred to as The
Pyramid, the Tomb...
