pyramidal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite resembling a pyramid
    pyramidical; pyramidic.

WordNet

Py*ram`i*dal adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. pyramidal.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid; pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage.
    The mystic obelisks stand up Triangular, pyramidal. Mrs. Browning.
  2. (Crystallog.) Same as Tetragonal.
Py*ram"i*dal noun
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) One of the carpal bones. See Cuneiform, n., 2 (b).

Webster 1913