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pyramidion

pyramidion noun: the small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.

Noun

pyramidion (plural pyramidia or pyramidions)

  1. The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.

Forms of pyramidion

pluralpyramidia
pluralpyramidions

Origin of pyramidion

From New Latin pyramidion, from Latin pyramis. See pyramid.

Questions about pyramidion

What does pyramidion mean?
Pyramidion means the small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.
What part of speech is pyramidion?
Pyramidion is a noun.
What is the plural of pyramidion?
The plural of pyramidion is pyramidia.

Words near pyramidion in the dictionary

  1. pyramidically
  2. pyramidine
  3. pyramiding
  4. pyramiding down
  5. pyramiding up
  6. pyramidion
  7. pyramidions
  8. pyramidiot
  9. pyramidiots
  10. pyramidisation
  11. pyramidism

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