pyramidion

[ pir-uh-mid-ee-uhn, -on ]

noun

, plural pyr·a·mid·i·a [pir-, uh, -, mid, -ee-, uh].

1. a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyramidion¹

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

Example Sentences

This finished, sloping masses were erected against it so as to form, with the pyramidion of the first mass, a second pyramid.

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We may believe, then, that the pyramid of the ancient empire terminated in a pyramidion.

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In the plate attached to his essay, Hittorf gives us a plan and elevation of the pyramidion of the smaller obelisk of Luxor.

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The pyramidion of the obelisk, on the other hand, was called benben by the Egyptians.

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Flowers of the temple of the pyramidion were brought to him and blossoms were given to him.

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