Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for pyramid. Search instead for bipyramids.
Definitions

pyramid

[pir-uh-mid] / ˈpɪr ə mɪd /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

All the closed forms are hexagonal bipyramids; the open forms are hexagonal prisms or the basal pinacoid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

This form does not enclose space, and is therefore called an “open form” to distinguish it from a “closed form” like the tetragonal bipyramids and all the forms of the cubic system.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various




Vocabulary lists containing pyramid


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "pyramid" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com