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pyramidal |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyramidal \Py*ram"i*dal\, n. (Anat.) One of the carpal bones. See {Cuneiform}, n., 2 b . From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyramidal \Py*ram`i*dal\, a. [Cf. F. pyramidal.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n. 1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 2. (Anat.) a One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal, or {ectocuniform}, {mesocuniform}, and {entocuniform}, respectively. b One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; -- called also {pyramidal} and {ulnare}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pyramidal adj : resembling a pyramid
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