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- [pir-uh-mid]
- /ˈpɪr ə mɪd/
- /ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pir-uh-mid]
- /ˈpɪr ə mɪd/
Definitions of pyramids word
- noun pyramids Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple. 1
- noun pyramids anything of such form. 1
- noun pyramids a number of persons or things arranged or heaped up in this manner: a pyramid of acrobats; a pyramid of boxes. 1
- noun pyramids a system or structure resembling a pyramid, as in hierarchical form. 1
- noun pyramids Geometry. a solid having a polygonal base, and triangular sides that meet in a point. 1
- noun pyramids Crystallography. any form the planes of which intersect all three of the axes. 1
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Origin of pyramids
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin pȳramid- (stem of pȳramis) < Greek pȳramís; replacing Middle English pyramis < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Pyramids
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pyramids popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pyramids usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pyramids
noun pyramids
- cones — Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- crags — the neck, throat, or craw.
- hierarchies — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- racemes — Plural form of raceme.
verb pyramids
- cranes — Plural form of crane.
- misreports — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misreport.
- overestimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overestimate.
Top questions with pyramids
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