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pyramidal

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1. pyramidal - Noun

2. pyramidal - Adjective

3. pyramidal - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Same as Tetragonal.

Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid; pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage.

One of the carpal bones. See Cuneiform, n., 2 (b).

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The most imposing characteristic of the Mississipian is the pyramidal mound, built not to cover a burial but as a foundation for a temple or a chief's house. Peter Farb

Activities Compared to the Sicilian Mafia 's pyramidal structure, the Camorra has more of a 'horizontal' than a 'vertical' structure. Source: Internet

Because of this anatomy, injuries to the pyramidal tract above the medulla generally cause contralateral hemiparesis (weakness on the opposite side as the injury). Source: Internet

As a pyramidal bond geometry is forced upon the nitrogen atom by the ring strain, the resonance of the amide bond is reduced, and the carbonyl becomes more ketone -like. Source: Internet

Each plot shows 20 seconds of data, with a hippocampal EEG trace at the top, spike rasters from 40 simultaneously recorded CA1 pyramidal cells in the middle (each raster line represents a different cell), and a plot of running speed at the bottom. Source: Internet

In 1924, a 50-foot granite pyramidal obelisk was erected in Xintan, on the site of Captain Plant's home, in a Chinese community of pilots and junk owners. Source: Internet

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