pyramidal

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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

Diamond is a form of pure carbon, in which carbon atoms bond tightly to one another in a pyramidal arrangement.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

The pyramidal view of the world that I grew up with — Man as the crown of creation, with all other animals, four-legged, feathered and scaled, ranked and devalued downward — has never made sense.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

His heart quailed before the enormous pyramidal shape.

From "1984" by George Orwell