pyramis
/ˈpɪɹəmɪs/
pyramis noun: a pyramid.
Noun
pyramis (plural pyramides)
- A pyramid.
- And from hence also shall be the geodesy of the Icosaedrum. For the finding out of the heighth of the pyramis, there is the semidiagony of the side of the decangle and the halfe ray of the circle: But the side of the decangle is a right line subtending the halfe periphery of the side of the...1636, Peter Ramus, translated by Peter Bedwell, The Way To Geometry: [Being Necessary and Usefull for Astronomers, Enginees, Geographers,. Architects, Land-meaters, Carpenters, Sea-men & Etc.], pages...
- For as a Pyramis, beginning at a point, by little and little dilateth into all parts[…]1838, Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford, Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, volume 1, page 95
Forms of pyramis
| plural | pyramides |
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Origin of pyramis
From Middle English piramis, from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís).
Questions about pyramis
- What does pyramis mean?
- Pyramis means a pyramid.
- What part of speech is pyramis?
- Pyramis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pyramis?
- Pyramis is pronounced /ˈpɪɹəmɪs/.
- What is the plural of pyramis?
- The plural of pyramis is pyramides.
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