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pyramid
[pir-uh-mid]
noun
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.
anything of such form.
a number of persons or things arranged or heaped up in this manner.
a pyramid of acrobats; a pyramid of boxes.
a system or structure resembling a pyramid, as in hierarchical form.
Geometry., a solid having a polygonal base, and triangular sides that meet in a point.
Crystallography., any form the planes of which intersect all three of the axes.
Anatomy, Zoology., any of various parts or structures of pyramidal form.
a tree pruned or trained to grow in conical form.
(used with a singular verb), pyramids, a form of pocket billiards for two or four players in which 15 colored balls, initially placed in the form of a triangle, are pocketed with one white cue ball.
verb (used without object)
to take, or become disposed in, the form of a pyramid.
Stock Exchange., (in speculating on margin) to enlarge one's operations in a series of transactions, as on a continued rise or decline in price, by using profits in transactions not yet closed, and consequently not yet in hand, as margin for additional buying or selling in the next transaction.
to increase gradually, as with the completion of each phase.
Our problems are beginning to pyramid.
verb (used with object)
to arrange in the form of a pyramid.
to raise or increase (costs, wages, etc.) by adding amounts gradually.
to cause to increase at a steady and progressive rate.
New overseas markets have pyramided the company's profits.
Stock Exchange., (in speculating on margin) to operate in, or employ in, pyramiding.
pyramid
/ ˈpɪrəmɪd, pɪˈræmɪdəl /
noun
a huge masonry construction that has a square base and, as in the case of the ancient Egyptian royal tombs, four sloping triangular sides
an object, formation, or structure resembling such a construction
maths a solid having a polygonal base and triangular sides that meet in a common vertex
crystallog a crystal form in which three planes intersect all three axes of the crystal
anatomy any pointed or cone-shaped bodily structure or part
finance a group of enterprises containing a series of holding companies structured so that the top holding company controls the entire group with a relatively small proportion of the total capital invested
the series of transactions involved in pyramiding securities
(plural) a game similar to billiards with fifteen coloured balls
verb
to build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid
to speculate in (securities or property) by increasing purchases on additional margin or collateral derived from paper profits associated with high prices of securities and property in a boom
finance to form (companies) into a pyramid
Other Word Forms
- pyramidal adjective
- pyramidally adverb
- pyramidlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pyramid1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pyramid1
Example Sentences
There are 24 teams in the league pyramid, divided into three leagues of eight, and clubs are allowed to sign up to six foreign players.
The company sits at the top of a pyramid of suppliers, thousands of them.
From its opening sequence, where Johnson’s Kerr blasts through a chintzy Egyptian pyramid to enter the ring at an early fight in Brazil, the movie looks fantastic.
However, BP says a technical evaluation concluded that a "cluster" of "reef pyramids" in that location allows more effective management and protection of that reef.
Talks over a deal to share Premier League income within the football pyramid are carrying on against a backdrop of pressure from the government as a new independent football regulator is being established.
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