- The main article, Pyramid, deals with most major uses of this term.
Mathematics
- A Pyramid is a three-dimensional polyhedron formed by connecting an n-sided polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by n triangular faces (n≥3). In other words, it is a conic solid with polygonal base.
Architectural Structures
Ancient
- Egyptian pyramids, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions ever conceived, constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
- Mesoamerican pyramids were usually step pyramids, with temples on top, more akin to the ziggurats of Mesopotamia than to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt.
- Nubian pyramids were constructed - roughly 220 of them - at three sites in Nubia to serve as tombs for the kings and queens of Napata and Meroë.
- Ziggurats, identified with ancient Babylon, are found in Mesopotamia.
Modern
Geography
Entertainment
Games
Music
Publishing
Television
- Pyramid refers to a game show played mainly from the 1970s to 1980s. In most of its incarnations it was hosted by Dick Clark. It was first known as The $10,000 Pyramid, and its name changed as the top prize increased over the years.
Fiction
Miscellaneous
- Portsmouth Pyramids Centre - a water park and in Portsmouth
- Pyramid schemes are phony businesses, similar to a chain letter, that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, promising a multiple return as long as the pyramid keeps growing - which it inevitably stops doing rather soon, so only the first participants are likely to make a profit.
- Pyramid Breweries, Inc., a Seattle-based microbrewery.
- Pyramid Books, a New York publishing company.
- Pyramid power, the alleged power of pyramids to preserve material and sharpen razor blades.
- Pyramid Technology, a US minicomputer company that existed from 1981 to 1995
- "Pyramid Ship" is an alternate term used to describe a Goa'uld Ha'tak in the science fiction show Stargate SG-1
- Pyramid Head, a popular enemy from the game Silent Hill 2
- Medullary pyramids are structures in the medulla oblongata
Pyramids
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