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pyramidal

[pi-ram-i-dl] / pɪˈræm ɪ dl /




ADJECTIVE
tapering
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From 58.065 CA1 pyramidal cells, the scientists recorded more than 330,000 RNA molecules, which represent the genetic instructions that indicate when and where genes are expressed.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025

Harnett adopted the traditional pyramidal structure of Dutch tabletop paintings for “Ease,” at 48 by 60 inches one of his largest and most ambitious works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Boasting moulded architraves with pilasters and a truncated pyramidal roof topped with iron brattishing, the building's roof is now falling into dereliction.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

The metals dissolve the carbon gas, and the silicon appears to somehow help the carbon atoms bond to one another in diamond’s pyramidal arrangement.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

Everywhere there is the same pyramidal structure, the same worship of a semidivine leader, the same economy existing by and for continuous warfare.

From "1984" by George Orwell