pyramidion

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noun

The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.

OriginNew Latin pyramidion ← Latin pyramis →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounpyramidion (plural pyramidia or pyramidions)

plural pyramidia · plural pyramidions

  1. The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.

Origin

  1. Latinpyramis
  2. New Latinpyramidion
  3. Englishpyramidion

From New Latin pyramidion, from Latin pyramis. See pyramid.

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Translations

Catalan piramidó
  • piramidóminiature pyramid
French pyramidion
  • pyramidionminiature pyramid
German Pyramidion
  • Pyramidionminiature pyramid
Italian piramidione
  • piramidioneminiature pyramid
Portuguese piramídio
  • piramídiominiature pyramid
Spanish piramidión
  • piramidiónminiature pyramid
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APA

pyramidion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidion

MLA

“pyramidion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyramidion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramidion.

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