| 释义 |
ˈpyramidize, v.
[f. pyramid n. + -ize.]
intr. To form a pyramid; to converge towards a summit or apex: cf. pyramid v. Hence ˈpyramidizing vbl. n. and ppl. a.
a1831T. Hope Hist. Ess. Archit. (1840) I. xi. 388 The gradual contraction and pyramidizing, as they rose higher, of the indispensable arches, and buttresses, and pinnacles and roofs. 1850T. Inkersley Roman & Pointed Archit. in France 325 A very graceful pyramidising composition of two distinct portions. |