pyramid
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular…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.
» How were the pyramids built?
Wie wurden die Pyramiden errichtet?
Как были построены пирамиды?
Як були збудовані піраміди?
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Pyramide
пирами́даpiramída
пірамі́даpiramída
a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
(countable, uncountable)A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
пирами́даpiramída
(countable, uncountable)A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
Pyramide
пирами́даpiramída
пірамі́даpiramída
a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any structure or diagram with many members at the bottom and progressively fewer towards the top.
The company was organized as a pyramid, with a CEO in charge of four directors, each heading up a department.
(countable, uncountable)A medullary pyramid, the medial-most bumps on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata
(UK, countable, dated, uncountable)The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.
(countable, uncountable)A pyramid scheme.
(countable, uncountable)The triangular layout of cards in the game of Pyramid.
Build your pyramid with all cards face down, except the cards in the bottom row.
(countable, uncountable)An approximately triangular headline consisting of several centered lines of text of increasing length.
Examples
70 sentencesHow were the pyramids built?
Як були збудовані піраміди?
ruКак были построены пирамиды?
deWie wurden die Pyramiden errichtet?
There was a pyramid of empty beer cans on the table.
Tom's house is shaped like a pyramid.
It isn't a pyramid scheme.
It's not a pyramid scheme.
ruЭто не финансовая пирамида.
Translations
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Origin
From French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pȳramis, pȳramidis, from AncienFrom French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pȳramis, pȳramidis, from Ancient Greek πῡραμίς (pūramís), possibly from πῡρός (pūrós, “wheat”) + ἀμάω (amáō, “reap”) or from Egyptian pr-m-ws (“height of a pyramid”), from pr (“(one that) comes forth”) + m (“from”) + ws (“height”). Schenkel and K. Lang proposed hypothetical Coptic *ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲙ (*piram) or *ⲫⲣⲁⲙ (*phram) derived from Egyptian mr via metathesis as a source of πῡραμίς (pūramís) while Schenkel also suggested it being the source of Arabic هَرَم (haram) although the latter is considered far-fetched by Takacs.
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Forms
plural: pyramidsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt:Great Pyramid of GizaGreat PyramidPyramids of Egypt
Word family
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