pyramidical

American  

[pir-uh-mid-i-kuhl] / ˌpɪr əˈmɪd ɪ kəl /

Also pyramidic

adjective

1. pyramidal.

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Other Word Forms

• pyramidically adverb
• subpyramidic adjective
• subpyramidical adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyramidical

1615–25; < Greek pȳramidik ( ós ) of a pyramid ( pȳramid-, stem of pȳramís pyramid + -ikos -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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

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 Bingley, William

The Babil mound has no appearance of stages such as the Birs presents, nor has it even a pyramidical shape.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

It is more wild and rugged, its ridge is broader, and its summits less pyramidical.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina