Look up: pyramid

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   pyramid
   A hand-stacked, triangular display.
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   pyramid
   [n] - a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex 2. [n] - a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides 3. [v] - enlarge one`s holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts 4. [v] - use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal 5. [v] - arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid 6. [v] - increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
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   Pyramid
   To increase the size of a speculative position based on current successes in the belief that the profitable trend will continue.
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   pyramid
   Four-sided building with triangular sides. Pyramids were used in ancient Egypt to enclose a royal tomb, such as the Great Pyramid of Khufu/Cheops at El Gîza, near Cairo, which is 230 m/755 ft...
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   Pyramid
   A group of schools (Primary/First/Middle) which feed into a local High School
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   pyramid
   A solid figure with a polygon base and all other faces triangles that meet at a common vertex
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   rectangular pyramid triangular pyramid
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   pyramid
   a tree grown or trained in pyramidal form Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Pyramid
   Definition (keystage 1) A solid shape with a polygon for a base and triangles as the sides that come to a point at the top.
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   Pyramid
   Definition (keystage 2) A 3-D shape with a base which is a polygon and triangular sides that come to a point, which is called the apex or vertex.
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    Pyramid
    Definition (keystage 2) A special type of polyhedron.<br /> It is a solid whose base is a polygon and its other faces are triangles which meet at a <br />common vertex (sometimes called the apex).<br /> A right pyramid is the name given to the pyramid which has its apex directly above the <br />centre of its base.
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    Pyramid
    Pyr'a·mid noun [ Latin pyramis , -idis , from Greek ..., ..., of Egyptian origin: confer French pyramide .] 1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape. 2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triang ...
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    Pyramid
    Pyr'a·mid intransitive verb (Speculation) To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of operations on a continued rise or decline by using the profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at 100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations constitutes ...
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    Pyramid
    Pyr'a·mid transitive verb (Speculation) To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See Pyramid , intransitive verb
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    Pyramid
    Pyr'a·mid noun (Speculation) The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See Pyramid , intransitive verb
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    pyramid
    1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape. ... 2. <geometry> A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base. ... 3. The game of ...
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    Pyramid
    Great Pyramid noun a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
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    pyramid
    noun (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
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    pyramid
    noun a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
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    Pyramid
    A `pyramid` is any three-dimensional polyhedron where the faces other than the base are triangular and converge on one point, called the apex. The base of a pyramid can be any polygon; it is typically a square or a triangle, leading to four or three non-base faces. A pyramid is said to be `regular` if its base is a regular polygon and its upper faces are congruent isosceles triangles. Cutting off the top of a pyramid, using a plane parallel to...
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    pyramid
    (pir´ә-mid) a pointed or cone-shaped structure or part.
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    Pyramid
    • (n.) The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See Pyramid, v. i. • (v. t.) To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See Pyramid, v. i. • (v. i.) To enlarge one`s holding or interest in a series of operations on a continued rise or decline by using the profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as wher...
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    pyramid
    in architecture, a monumental structure constructed of or faced with stone or brick and having a rectangular base and four sloping triangular (or ... [21 related articles]
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    pyramid
    A polyhedron whose base is a polygon and whose other faces are triangles that meet at a common vertex, sometimes called the apex. A right pyramid has its apex directly above the center of its base. A square-based pyramid, like the pyramids in Egypt, has a square base and four triangular sides. A tri...
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    pyramid
    pyramid, in geometry, solid figure bounded by a polygon (the base, or directrix) and the surface generated by a moving line (the generator) passing through a fixed point (vertex) and continually intersecting the perimeter of the polygon. The surface, or lateral faces, of the pyramid are triangles ha...
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