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pyramidion

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

/ ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ən, -ˌɒn /

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noun, plural pyr·a·mid·i·a [pir-uh-mid-ee-uh] /ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ə/.

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

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Origin of pyramidion

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

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Examples from the Web for pyramidion

In the plate attached to his essay, Hittorf gives us a plan and elevation of the pyramidion of the smaller obelisk of Luxor.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
We may believe, then, that the pyramid of the ancient empire terminated in a pyramidion.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
The short inscriptions of the pyramidion bear the oval of the king and the name of the divinity.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
The pyramidion of the obelisk, on the other hand, was called benben by the Egyptians.
The New York Obelisk|Charles E. Moldenke

This finished, sloping masses were erected against it so as to form, with the pyramidion of the first mass, a second pyramid.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot