pyramid /'pirәmid/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
• (n.) (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as…
• (n.) a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

Chinese translation

• n. 角锥, 金字塔
• v. (使)成金字塔状, (使)渐增, (使)上涨

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'pirәmid/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.75 · Super Rare

Word forms

pyramiding, pyramided, pyramids

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