US /pɪˈɹæm.ɪ.dl̩/
adj noun Freq #116117

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Pyramid-shaped.

    At one point was an isolated pyramidal rock, crowned by a great tree, which appeared to be separated by a cleft from the main crag.

  2. 2
    adj

    resembling a pyramid

  3. 3
    noun

    One of the carpal bones.

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Synonyms
2 adj · resembling a pyramid pyramidicpyramidical
Word family
Forms pyramidals
Derived forms bipyramidaldipyramidalextrapyramidalinfrapyramidalinterpyramidalintrapyramidalnonpyramidalobpyramidalparapyramidalpyramidalismpyramidalizepyramidalized

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pȳramidālis.

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