

2. <geometry> A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.


<geometry> Altitude of a pyramid a pyramid whose axis is perpendicular to the base.

Origin: L. Pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr, of Egyptian origin: cf. F. Pyramide.

(01 Mar 1998)

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