Obelisk vs Pyramid - What's the difference?
obelisk | pyramid |
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
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(printing) The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
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(geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.
(UK, dated) The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot.
A pyramid scheme.
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As nouns the difference between obelisk and pyramid
is that obelisk is obelisk (a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point) while pyramid is an ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in egypt or as bases for temples in mesoamerica.As a verb pyramid is
(genetics) to combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.obelisk
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(wikipedia obelisk)Alternative forms
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(en noun)citation, passage=The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk', and sometimes even as a “true '''obelisk''',” even though it is not. A true ' obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.}}