pyramidic

Thân thiện

The ancient structure had a pyramidic shape against the desert sky.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. resembling a pyramid

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