Pyramid (English)
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Definition (keystage 1)
A solid shape with a polygon for a base and triangles as the sides that come to a point at the top.
Definition (keystage 2)
A 3-D shape with a base which is a polygon and triangular sides that come to a point, which is called the apex or vertex.
Definition (keystage 2)
A special type of polyhedron.
It is a solid whose base is a polygon and its other faces are triangles which meet at a common vertex (sometimes called the apex).
A right pyramid is the name given to the pyramid which has its apex directly above the centre of its base.
It is a solid whose base is a polygon and its other faces are triangles which meet at a common vertex (sometimes called the apex).
A right pyramid is the name given to the pyramid which has its apex directly above the centre of its base.
Relations
- broader:
- (en) Polyhedron
- narrower:
- (en) Altitude of a pyramid
- (en) Right pyramid
- (en) Square-based pyramid
- (en) Tetrahedron
- references:
- (en) Solid geometry
- referenced:
- (en) Axis of a pyramid
- (en) Base of a pyramid
- (en) Dipyramid
- (en) Volume of a pyramid
- see also:
- (en) Cone
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