pyramid

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

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• Hyphenation: py‧ra‧mid

Noun

Singular pyramid

Plural pyramids

All Gizah Pyramids

Two pyramids

1. (countable) A pyramid is an ancient kind of religious monument shaped with four triangles meeting at the top and being supported by a square or rectangle as its floor.

   We went to the pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

2. (countable) (geometry) A pyramid is a 3D shape with a polygon base connected to a point.