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- Dictionarypyr·a·mid/ˈpirəˌmid/
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. heap or stack in the shape of a pyramid: North American "debt was pyramided on top of unrealistic debt in an orgy of speculation"
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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 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.
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.
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. The base of a pyramid can be of any polygon shape, such as trilateral or quadrilateral.
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 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.
PYRAMID meaning: 1 : a very large structure built especially in ancient Egypt that has a square base and four triangular sides which form a point at the top; 2 : a shape, object, or pile that is wide near the bottom and narrows gradually as it reaches the top
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. Word Origin.
(geometry) a solid shape with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top. an image, an object, or a pile of things that has the shape of a pyramid a pyramid of cans in a shop window The food pyramid shows you the food you should eat for a healthy diet.
pyramids, (used with a singular verb) British. a form of pocket billiards for two or four players in which 15 colored balls, initially placed in the form of a triangle, are pocketed with one white cue ball.
