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Pyramid : (noun)
1: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides
with a common vertex
2: (stock market) a series of transactions in which the
speculator increases his holdings by using the rising
market value of those holdings as margin for further
purchases
3: a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular
sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt [syn: Pyramid,
Great Pyramid]
(verb)
1: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by
using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
2: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a
pyramid deal
3: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
4: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad
base
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pyramid : \Pyr"a*mid\, v. t. (Speculation)
To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See
Pyramid, v. i.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pyramid : \Pyr"a*mid\, n. (Speculation)
The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See
Pyramid, v. i.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pyramid : \Pyr"a*mid\, v. i. (Speculation)
To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of
operations on a continued rise or decline by using the
profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as
where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at
100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper
profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations
constitutes a pyramid.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pyramid : \Pyr"a*mid\, n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, of
Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]
1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or
polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top;
especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal
figure as base and several triangles which have a common
vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are
placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Truncated \Trun"ca*ted\, a.
1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.
2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when
equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated
edge.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral
shells in which the apex naturally drops off.
Truncated cone or pyramid (Geom.), a cone orPyramid : whose vertex is cut off by a plane, the plane being
usually parallel to the base.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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