pyramidizingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪrəmᵻdʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪrəməˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– pyramidizing, 1900s– pyramidising.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pyramid n., -izing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pyramid n. + -izing suffix¹.

rare.

The action of forming a pyramid or of converging towards an apex. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

a1831 T. Hope Hist. Ess. Archit. (1835) I. xl. 438 The gradual contraction and pyramidizing, as they rose higher, of the indispensable arches, and buttresses, and pinnacles and roofs.

1959 J. Phillips Agric. & Ecol. in Afr. 380 As information is sparse, ill-distributed and even wholly lacking, it would be contrary to the advice already given against 'pyramidizing' of assumptions, to estimate the overall financial implications.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† pyramidizingadj.

Forms: 1800s pyramidising.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pyramid n., -izing suffix².

Etymology: < pyramid n. + -izing suffix². Compare earlier pyramidizing n.

Obsolete. rare.

Forming a pyramid; converging towards an apex.

ΚΠ

1850 T. Inkersley Styles Archit. France 325 A very graceful pyramidising composition of two distinct portions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	pyramidizing
释义	pyramidizingn. Brit. /ˈpɪrəmᵻdʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪrəməˌdaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– pyramidizing, 1900s– pyramidising. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pyramid n., -izing suffix¹. Etymology: < pyramid n. + -izing suffix¹. rare. The action of forming a pyramid or of converging towards an apex. Also figurative. ΚΠ a1831 T. Hope Hist. Ess. Archit. (1835) I. xl. 438 The gradual contraction and pyramidizing, as they rose higher, of the indispensable arches, and buttresses, and pinnacles and roofs. 1959 J. Phillips Agric. & Ecol. in Afr. 380 As information is sparse, ill-distributed and even wholly lacking, it would be contrary to the advice already given against 'pyramidizing' of assumptions, to estimate the overall financial implications. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pyramidizingadj. Forms: 1800s pyramidising. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pyramid n., -izing suffix². Etymology: < pyramid n. + -izing suffix². Compare earlier pyramidizing n. Obsolete. rare. Forming a pyramid; converging towards an apex. ΚΠ 1850 T. Inkersley Styles Archit. France 325 A very graceful pyramidising composition of two distinct portions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1831adj.1850
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