Pyramid vs Trampoline - What's the difference?
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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.
* (English Citations of "pyramid")
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
(programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages
To jump as if on a trampoline
* {{quote-book, 2007, Zoe Sharp, First Drop
, passage=My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun
(programming) To rewrite computer code to use trampolines
As nouns the difference between pyramid and trampoline
is that 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 while trampoline is .As a verb pyramid
is (genetics) to combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.pyramid
English
(wikipedia pyramid)Alternative forms
* piramis (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* pyramidal * pyramidism * pyramidize * pyramidologist * pyramidology * pyramid schemeSee also
* Ponzi schemetrampoline
English
Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia trampoline)Derived terms
* trampoliner * trampolining * trampolinistVerb
(trampolin)citation
- trampolined code
