Definition of Pyramids

1. Proper noun. A set of ancient pyramidal-shaped constructions in Egypt ¹

2. Noun. (plural of pyramid) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pyramids

1. pyramid [v] - See also: pyramid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyramids

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pyramidia
pyramidic
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pyramidism
pyramidlike
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pyranonaphthoquinone
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Literary usage of Pyramids

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1883)
"They are two rounded, cord-like eminences, placed between the lateral tracts, in front, and the posterior pyramids, behind ; from both of which they are ..."

2. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1869)
"Such were the famous Egyptian pyramids, which by their figure, ... These pyramids were tombs; and there is still to be seen, in the middle of the largest, ..."

3. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"The central gray matter is pushed dorsad first by the pyramids and later by the ... The Pyramids and Their Decussation.—We have had occasion repeatedly to ..."

4. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1817)
"Illustrious Travellers who have visited the Pyramids— Audience of the ... of Memphis—Tumulus seen among the Pyramids—The most-antient Sepulchres not ..."

5. History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1887)
"Unlike the pyramids, the walls are covered with the paintings above alluded ... the pyramids with those on the walls of the tombs that surround them.2 Like ..."

6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Of the equal even-sided single pyramids ... six-sided, and four-sided pyramids, while those with an odd number of sides may be illustrated by Ophiura or ..."

7. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities by Shearjashub Spooner (1865)
"THE Pyramids OF EGYPT. The pyramids of Egypt, especially the two largest of the group of ... Herodotus, who was born BC 484, visited these pyramids. ..."

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