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# pyramid

noun (pyramid, pyramids)

«pyramid» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pyramid is a solid shape with a flat bottom (base) and sides shaped like triangles that meet at a point at the top. A square pyramid has 5 faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#m1)
2. The Pyramids of Egypt are huge old stone buildings of this shape, made as tombs for kings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#m2)
3. A pyramid is also a pile of things in rows that get smaller towards the top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a solid shape with faces, edges and corners (vertices) to count; also a stack of things in rows that get smaller to the top, so add the rows. In history: the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were built thousands of years ago. In science: a food pyramid shows which foods to eat most. Phrases: square pyramid, triangular pyramid, the Great Pyramid, food pyramid.

### Examples

- A square pyramid has 5 faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x1)
- He built a pyramid of cans with 4 in the bottom row. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x2)
- Each row of the pyramid has one fewer block. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x3)
- How many edges does a square pyramid have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x4)
- The ancient Egyptians built pyramids for their kings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x5)
- A triangular pyramid has 4 faces, all triangles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x6)
- The cheerleaders made a human pyramid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x7)
- The food pyramid shows we need lots of fruit and vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x8)
- Then I buried them beneath a pyramid of sand, which covers them all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/#x9)

### Note

Countable. A pyramid is named after the shape of its base: square pyramid, triangular pyramid. A shape word: count faces, edges, corners. In a stacked pyramid each row is one less, so add the rows. Trap: a square pyramid has 5 faces, 8 edges and 5 corners. Trap: a cone is not a pyramid (its base is a circle).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The old writers picture creation as a pyramid with one point on top, the One God, and a broad base below, the many created things. In the primary lessons: In maths: a solid shape with faces, edges and corners (vertices) to count; also a stack of things in rows that get smaller to the top, so add the rows. In history: the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were built thousands of years ago. In science: a food pyramid shows which foods to eat most. Phrases: square pyramid, triangular pyramid, the Great Pyramid, food pyramid.

### Examples

- The whole creation is thus contemplated as a pyramid, terminating in a point at the top with a broad basis. \[See Dr. Graetz's Gnosticismus, p. 224.\] (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pyramid/#x1)

### Note

Countable. A pyramid is named after the shape of its base: square pyramid, triangular pyramid. A shape word: count faces, edges, corners. In a stacked pyramid each row is one less, so add the rows. Trap: a square pyramid has 5 faces, 8 edges and 5 corners. Trap: a cone is not a pyramid (its base is a circle).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pyramid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pyramid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pyramid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pyramid.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pyramid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pyramid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pyramid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pyramid.html) on Mova free.