PYRAMIDION

Etymology

Noun

pyramidion (plural pyramidia or pyramidions)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Pyr`a*mid"i*on, n.; pl. Pyramidia. Etym: [NL., from L. pyramis. See Pyramid.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

19 September 2024

STIMULATIVE

(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

coffee icon