pyramidion

American  

[pir-uh-mid-ee-uhn, -on] / ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ən, -ˌɒn /

noun

• pyramidia
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pyramidia
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of pyramidion

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

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Example Sentences

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pyramidion pyramidia

The worst damage was at the top, at the four-sided pyramidion.

From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2012

The Egyptians often covered the whole pyramidion with a closely fitted gilt bronze cap, the effect of which most have been magnificent.

From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Frederick Loviad Harvey

The notion of spitting an the sharp point of the pyramidion is supremely absurd.

From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Frederick Loviad Harvey

The height of the pyramidion is equal to the length of a side of the base of the shaft, and therefore greater than the side of its own base.

From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Frederick Loviad Harvey

These points are, the batter, which is more rapid than in any obelisk known to me, and the pyramidion.

From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Frederick Loviad Harvey

The pyramidia of Hatasu’s obelisks at Karnak were covered with gold.

From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by James King

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