pyramid
金字塔,金字塔式,金字塔形,金字塔型
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- : Architecture. a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- : anything of such form.
- : a number of persons or things arranged or heaped up in this manner: a pyramid of acrobats; a pyramid of boxes.
- : a system or structure resembling a pyramid, as in hierarchical form.
- : Geometry. a solid having a polygonal base, and triangular sides that meet in a point.
- : Crystallography. any form the planes of which intersect all three of the axes.
- : Anatomy, Zoology. any of various parts or structures of pyramidal form.
- : Also called pyramid scheme. a scheme that pyramids, as in speculating on the stock exchange or writing a chain letter.
- : a tree pruned or trained to grow in conical form.
- : pyramids,British. a form of pocket billiards for two or four players in which 15 colored balls, initially placed in the form of a triangle, are pocketed with one white cue ball.
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They also are recreating ancient techniques themselves — from rolling pyramid rocks to testing out ancient tar recipes.
Societies can prepare for inversion of the population pyramid if they consider the different scenarios, but it will require long term planning.
While those with higher incomes can afford to save more, “we can’t say the same about people who are at the bottom of the pyramid, which is a major chunk,” he says.
ROMY is an upside-down pyramid of pipes, about the length of a telephone pole on each side.
The word “mummy” conjures images of gold-coated, bandage-wrapped bodies, hidden away in pyramids.
As the pyramid grew, the teen struggled to manage his responsibilities at home, in school and with his sham company.
For 27 years, the 105 floors of Ryugyong Hotel, a monstrous three-winged, glass-and-concrete pyramid, have gone unused.
“This pyramid monster hotel will monopolize all the business in the city,” CEO Reto Wittwer said.
Musto covered the scene at the tiny Pyramid club on Avenue A, where RuPaul, Debbie Harry and Madonna performed and hung out.
Finally, a pyramid constructed from Germany army helmets in New York City in 1918.
MacRae stacked the dry wood in a neat pyramid twelve inches from the bare soles of Hicks' feet.