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Encyclopedia > Pyramid (disambiguation)

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Mathematics

See Pyramid (geometry)

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. This article is about the polyhedron pyramid (a 3-dimensional shape); for other versions including architectural Pyramids, see Pyramid (disambiguation). ...


Architectural structures

See Pyramid

Pyramids are massive stone or earth structures produced by many different cultures. They are among the largest man-made constructions and are often considered among the wonders of the ancient world. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pyramids pyramids had a lot to do with ancient egypt and it ment the bariel ground for pple. ...


Arrangement

A pyramid of Desserts.
A pyramid of Desserts.
Pyramids made out of snowballs.
Pyramids made out of snowballs.

A pyramid is an arrangements of objects in space, usually with a broad base, tapering to a point. ImageMetadata File history File links Pyramid_of_desserts. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Pyramid_of_desserts. ... Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly flavored one, such as some cheeses. ... Image File history File links Snowpyramids. ... Image File history File links Snowpyramids. ...


A human pyramid is a stunt, performed by circus artists or less perfectly by amateurs, whereby participants form a pyramid of layers of persons, each standing on two others one level lower, one half a position to the right and the other to the left. Geometric shape created by connecting a polygonal base to an apex A pyramid is a geometric shape formed by connecting a polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by triangular faces. ...


Hierarchical structure

The hierarchical structures of some organizations are sometimes described as pyramids. This often includes sports league systems. An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ... A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that teams can be promoted or relegated between, depending on finishing positions or playoffs. ...


Confidence game

A pyramid scheme is a dubious method of business, similar to a chain letter, that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme. It promises a multiple return as long as the pyramid keeps growing. As the pyramidal growth inevitably stops rather soon, only the first participants are likely to make a profit. The unsustainable geometric progression of a classic pyramid scheme A pyramid scheme is a non-sustainable business model that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, usually without any product or service being delivered. ... It has been suggested that chain e-mail be merged into this article or section. ...


Geography

Balls Pyramid is a volcanic stack 16 km (10 miles) southeast of Lord Howe Island. ... fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ... Unalaska is an island in the Fox Islands group in the middle of the Aleutian Islands southwest of Alaska, at 53°54 North 166°32 West. ... This article is about Pyramid Lake in Nevada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Pyramid Dam with Pyramid Lake is a part of the California Aqueduct, as is its neighboring Castaic Lake and dam which lies seven miles (10 km) south. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Entertainment

Games

Pyramid is a solitaire game where the object is to get all the cards from the pyramid to the foundation. ... Pyramid 2000 is an Interactive Fiction game. ... Zork, an early work of interactive fiction, running on a modern interpreter Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. ...

Festivals

The Pyramid Rock Festival is a New Years Eve camp-out rock music festival at Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. ... Named after Governor Arthur Phillip, Phillip Island in Victoria (Australia) forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of Western Port Bay. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pyramid Rock is a rock at Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. ...

Music

  • Pyramid (album), a concept album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978
  • The Pyramids (surf band), a band that played instrumental surf music out of Long Beach, California in the early 60's
  • "Pyramid Song", a 2001 single by British experimental rock band Radiohead
  • American Rock-n-Roll Band Pyramid formed 1997 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Released "The First American" in 2005.
  • Pyramids, a Philadelphia based emotional hardcore band. Formed in 2005, released their debut LP "Following the tracks, forcing motion through phases" in early 2006.

Pyramid is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. ... The Alan Parsons Project was a British progressive rock and pop group active between 1975 and 1987 founded by Englishman Alan Parsons and Scotsman Eric Woolfson. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire, formed in 1991. ...

Publishing

Pyramid is a gaming magazine, publishing articles primarily on role-playing games, but including board games, card games, and other sorts of games. ... Pyramids is the seventh Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1989. ...

Television

  • Pyramid (game show), played mainly from the 1970s to 1980s; first known as The $10,000 Pyramid, with its name changing as the top prize increased over the years

This article is becoming very long. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...

Fiction

  • Pyramid (card game), played by Viper pilots on the Battlestar Galactica television show
  • Pyramid (sport), played in the modern Battlestar Galactica television series (in the original show, referred to as "Triad")
  • Pyramid (chess), a three-dimensional chess variant played in the Dune universe

Cards in a Pyramid deck. ... Pyramid is a team close-quarters, full-contact sport in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. ... The fictional Dune universe, or Duniverse is the political, scientific, and social setting of author Frank Herberts six-book Dune series of science-fiction novels. ...

Miscellaneous

  • Population pyramid, in demography, two back-to-back bar graphs, one showing the number of males and one showing females in a particular population in five-year age groups
  • Portsmouth Pyramids Centre, a water park and in Portsmouth, UK
  • Pyramid Books, a New York publishing company
  • Pyramid Breweries, Inc., a Seattle-based microbrewery
  • Pyramid Head, a popular enemy from the game Silent Hill 2
  • Pyramid of medulla oblongata, a structure in the medulla oblongata
  • Pyramid Ship (Stargate), an alternate term used to describe a Goa'uld Ha'tak in the science fiction show Stargate SG-1
  • Pyramid Technology, a US minicomputer company that existed from 1981 to 1995
  • Pyramidology, various pseudoscientific speculations regarding supernatural powers of pyramids
  • Pyramid Car Audio, Inc., a New York-based audio products manufacturer

A population pyramid is two back-to-back bar graphs, one showing the number of males and one showing females in a particular population in five-year age groups (also called cohorts). ... The Pyramids is an indoor leisure complex in Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. ... Pyramid Books was a paperback publishing company, founded in 1949 by Alfred R. Plaine and Matthew Huttner. ... Pyramid Breweries, Inc. ... Screenshot of Pyramid Head. ... The anterior district of the medulla oblongata is named the pyramid and lies between the anterior median fissure and the antero-lateral sulcus. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series part of the Stargate franchise. ... Pyramid Technology was a computer company that produced a number of RISC-based minicomputers at the upper-end of the performance range. ... Pyramidology is a term used to refer to alternative scientific theories regaring pyramids. ...

Neuroscience

A pyramidal cell (or pyramidal neuron, or projection neuron) is a multipolar neuron located in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. ...

Nutrition Guide

The original food guiding pyramid, informally known as the food pyramid, was a nutrition guide created by the USDA. This Food Pyramid diagram can be found on much of the food packaging in the United States The food guide pyramid, informally known as the food pyramid, is a nutrition guide created by the USDA. Released in 1992, it suggests how much of each food category one should eat each...


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Pyramid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (999 words)
An n-sided pyramid is a polyhedron formed by connecting an n-sided polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by n triangular faces (n≥3).
The 27-meter-high Pyramid of Cestius was built by the end of the first century BC and still exists today, close to the Porta San Paolo.
The Walter Pyramid, home of the basketball and volleyball teams of the California State University, Long Beach, campus in California, United States, is an 18-story-tall blue pyramid.
Pyramid (421 words)
A pyramid is a geometric shape formed by connecting a polygonal base and a point called the apex by triangular faces.
The volume of a pyramid is A × h / 3, where A is the area of the base and h the height from the base to the apex.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and the only one of the seven to survive into modern times.
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