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pyramidion

/pir-uh-mid-ee-uhn, -on/US // ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ən, -ˌɒn //

金字塔,金字塔形,金字塔形结构,金字塔型

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pyr·a·mid·i·a [pir-uh-mid-ee-uh]. /ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ə/.

    • : a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.

Examples

  • This finished, sloping masses were erected against it so as to form, with the pyramidion of the first mass, a second pyramid.

  • We may believe, then, that the pyramid of the ancient empire terminated in a pyramidion.

  • In the plate attached to his essay, Hittorf gives us a plan and elevation of the pyramidion of the smaller obelisk of Luxor.

  • The pyramidion of the obelisk, on the other hand, was called benben by the Egyptians.

  • Flowers of the temple of the pyramidion were brought to him and blossoms were given to him.