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pyramidion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: piramidó — miniature pyramid
  • Egyptian: b:n-b:n-t-O24 (bnbnt) — miniature pyramid
  • French: pyramidion — miniature pyramid
  • Galician: piramidión — miniature pyramid
  • German: Pyramidion — miniature pyramid
  • Italian: piramidione — miniature pyramid
  • Portuguese: piramídio — miniature pyramid
  • Spanish: piramidión — miniature pyramid