Pyramid (Noun)
Meaning 1
A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu.
- The geometer carefully constructed a paper pyramid with a square base and four triangular sides.
- The math teacher used a 3D model of a pyramid to illustrate the concept of volume to her students.
- The tourists marveled at the step pyramid in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal.
- The architect designed a modern office building in the shape of a pyramid with a large atrium at its center.
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Meaning 2
A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids on the outskirts of modern-day Cairo.
- The pyramid's original height was around 146 meters, but over time the limestone casing has been eroded, reducing its height.
- The pyramid's base is a square, with each side aligned almost perfectly with the four cardinal directions.
- The pyramid was built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu, who ruled ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom period.
- The pyramid's internal chamber is a complex system of narrow passageways and large rooms, including the King's Chamber and the Queen's Chamber.
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Meaning 3
(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- Investors in the market must be wary of buying into a pyramid where false growth hides financial insecurity.
- Building a pyramid using shaky finances led the entire firm into insolvency within six months.
- Lacking control of investor knowledge some got unwittingly into buying heavily short-sellinged instruments turned then soon being base value thus crushing as shares sharply soapy sank because entering even little out falling last point most broke trying pull buy money - thereby closing broken remains next start further whole massive wall very bottom basically start process already entered within bad process nearly point ending money always using at collapse total only stock making.
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