different between pyramidal vs pyramidic

English

Etymology

From medieval Latin pyramidalis.

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?-r?m??-d?l IPA^(key): /p???æm.?.dl?/

Adjective

pyramidal (not comparable)

1. (geometry) Pyramid-shaped.
2. (crystallography) Tetragonal.

Derived terms

• pyramidally
• subpyramidal

Translations

Noun

pyramidal (plural pyramidals)

1. (anatomy) One of the carpal bones

Derived terms

• peripyramidal

Related terms

• cuneiform

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

pyramidal (feminine singular pyramidale, masculine plural pyramidaux, feminine plural pyramidales)

1. pyramidal

Derived terms

• vente pyramidale

Further reading

• “pyramidal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• pyramidical

Etymology

pyramid +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?.???m?d.?k/

Adjective

pyramidic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form or imposing presence of a pyramid; pyramidal.
   • [1774, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature

     pyramidical rocks.]

   • 1743, William Shenstone, Written in Spring

     Gold in pyramidic plenty piled.

   • 1821, Lord Byron, Don Juan:

Derived terms

• pyramidically

Translations