Of the nature or shape of a pyramid; resembling a pyramid. Also figurative or in figurative context (cf. pyramid, n. 8).
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > three-dimensional > conical > pyramidal (12) pyramidalc1450 Of the nature or shape of a pyramid; resembling a pyramid. Also figurative or in figurative context (cf. pyramid, n. 8). pyramidate1572 Resembling a pyramid, pyramidal; composed of one or more pyramids. In later use chiefly Botany and Zoology. pyramidical1599 = pyramidal, adj. 2a. pyramidy1627 A pyramid. (Only attributive or in combination.) pyramical1633 = pyramidal, adj. 2a. pyramidoidal1807 Resembling a pyramid in shape. rare before late 20th cent. pyramoidal1883 = pyramidoidal, adj. 1. Subcategories:— tetrahedral (5) |
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