pyramidion

[ pir-uh-mid-ee-uhn, -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

Words nearby pyramidion

pyramidal peak, pyramidal radiation, pyramidal tract, pyramid bet, pyramidical, pyramidion, pyramid letter, pyramid of light, pyramid of medulla oblongata, pyramid of tympanum, Pyramid Peak

How to use pyramidion in a sentence

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
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
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
The pyramidion of the obelisk, on the other hand, was called benben by the Egyptians.
The New York Obelisk|Charles E. Moldenke

Flowers of the temple of the pyramidion were brought to him and blossoms were given to him.
The New York Obelisk|Charles E. Moldenke