pyramidical
Americanadjective
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
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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
The whole building ran up in rather a pyramidical form, on the summit of which was the small tower with the idols.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
It is wholly an artificial hill, somewhat pyramidical in shape, and 170 feet in height.
From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)
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 Davey, Richard
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