How do you pronounce pyramidal?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˈɹæm.ɪ.dl̩/.

Where does pyramidal come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

pyramidal

/pɪˈɹæm.ɪ.dl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: pyra-mi-dal
IPA: /pɪˈɹæm.ɪ.dl̩/

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Meaning

adj

Pyramid-shaped.

adj

Pyramid-shaped.

noun

One of the carpal bones.

Example Sentences

"At one point was an isolated pyramidal rock, crowned by a great tree, which appeared to be separated by a cleft from the main crag."
"Below is the deep abyss of the Lauterbrunnen valley, and at its head a stately semi-circle of mountains, with the pyramidal Lauterbrunnen Breithorn as the centre-piece."
"Among its attractive features were decorative, tile-hung Italianate towers with pyramidal roofs."

Etymology

From Middle English piramidal, piramydale, from Medieval Latin pȳramidālis. By surface analysis, pyramid + -al.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: piramidal,piramydale, pȳramidālis

Inflected Forms

pyramidals (plural)

Derived Forms

bipyramidal dipyramidal extrapyramidal infrapyramidal interpyramidal intrapyramidal nonpyramidal obpyramidal parapyramidal pyramidalism pyramidalize pyramidalized

Phrases

pyramidal cell pyramidal neuron pyramidal number pyramidal tract

Frequently Paired Words

cuneiform

Synonyms

pyramidic pyramidical