pyramidion

pyr·a·mid·i·on

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pir-uh-mid-ee-uh n, -on]
- /ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ən, -ˌɒn/
- /pˌɪrəmˈɪdiən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pir-uh-mid-ee-uh n, -on]
- /ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ən, -ˌɒn/

Definitions of pyramidion word

noun plural pyramidion a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk. 1
noun pyramidion a small pyramid, esp one on top of an obelisk or a larger pyramid 0
noun pyramidion a solid figure formed from a polyhedron by placing a small pyramid on each face of the polyhedron 0

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Origin of pyramidion

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < New Latin, equivalent to pȳramid- pyramid + -ion diminutive suffix < Greek

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Parts of speech for Pyramidion

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pyramidion

pyramidion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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