pyramidical
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of pyramidical
1615–25; < Greek pȳramidik ( ós ) of a pyramid ( pȳramid-, stem of pȳramís pyramid + -ikos -ic ) + -al 1
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They are churning out large numbers of pyramidical concrete blocks, known as “dragon’s teeth,” to impede Ukraine’s fast-moving military vehicles.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
It's a pretty pyramidical structure and by the time you're in your mid-30s there's nowhere to go in the bank and you move elsewhere.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2013
On a terrace in the upper part of the village is the temple of Raghunath, built of huge uncemented stones, pyramidical in form and capped by a white cupola.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
Near Saratoga, on the borders of a marsh, are several remarkable mineral springs: one of these, in the crater of a rock, of pyramidical form, and about five feet in height, is particularly curious.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by William Bingley
Then, again, within the last thirty years, a number of caneyes or pyramidical mounds, covering human remains, many of them in a fossilized condition, have been discovered in the same part of the island.
From Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey
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