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pyramidal

/pi-ram-i-dl/US // pɪˈræm ɪ dl //

金字塔式,金字塔型,金字塔形,金字塔式的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
    • : of the nature of a pyramid; pyramidlike.

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Examples

  • In particular, pyramidal neurons — the most abundant type of neuron in the cortex — are distinctly different.

  • Shilling favors the variety Morris Blue, selected for its pyramidal habit and silver-blue needles.

  • The pyramidal configuration has resolved itself into an unconstrained grouping of figures.

  • On the right of these promenades is the river, on the left the pyramidal hill, of the Cerro de San Cristoval.

  • They are made of carved wood, and are of pyramidal shape; about a foot high and a foot broad at the base.

  • The fruit is of roundish form, sometimes pyramidal, or heart-shaped, the broad base uniting with the stem.

  • For folding pyramidal tents: The tent is thrown toward the rear and the back wall and roof canvas pulled out smooth.