pyramidic
Definition
- Adjective:
- Resembling a pyramid: Having the shape, form, or structure of a pyramid; broadly, tapering to a point from a broad base.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The ancient, pyramidic structure dominated the skyline.
- The data was organized in a pyramidic hierarchy, with broad categories at the base.
- The chef created a pyramidic display of fruits for the centerpiece.
Advanced Usage
- In a metaphorical sense: Used to describe systems, organizations, or distributions that are wide at the base and narrow at the top.
- The company's management had a strictly pyramidic power structure.
Variants and Related Words
- Pyramidal (adj): The more common synonym, meaning having the form of a pyramid.
- The crystal had a perfect pyramidal shape.
- Pyramid (n): The noun form, a monumental structure with a square base and four triangular sides meeting at an apex.
- Pyramidically (adv): In a pyramid-like manner.
Synonyms
- Conical: Shaped like a cone; often used interchangeably when describing a tapering shape, though a cone has a circular base.
- Tapering: Becoming gradually narrower toward one end.
Antonyms
- Columnar: Having the form of a column; cylindrical and often of uniform width.
- Rectangular: Shaped like a rectangle; having a form with parallel sides and right angles.
Adjective
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resembling a pyramid
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