Pyramid (disambiguation)
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[edit] Mathematics
A pyramid is a three-dimensional polyhedron formed by connecting an n-sided polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by n triangular faces (n ≥ 3). In other words, it is a conic solid with polygonal base.
[edit] Architectural structures
- See Pyramid
Pyramids are massive stone or earth structures produced by many different cultures. They are among the largest man-made constructions and are often considered among the wonders of the ancient world.
[edit] Arrangement
A pyramid is an arrangements of objects in space, usually with a broad base, tapering to a point.
A human pyramid is a stunt, performed by circus artists or less perfectly by amateurs, whereby participants form a pyramid of layers of persons, each standing on two others one level lower, one half a position to the right and the other to the left.
[edit] Hierarchical structure
The hierarchical structures of some organizations are sometimes described as pyramids. This often includes sports league systems.
[edit] Confidence game
A pyramid scheme is a dubious method of business, similar to a chain letter, that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme. It promises a multiple return as long as the pyramid keeps growing. As the pyramidal growth inevitably stops rather soon, only the first participants are likely to make a profit.
[edit] Geography
- Ball's Pyramid is a small island in the Tasman Sea, Australia.
- Pyramid is a mountain on the island of Unalaska.
- Pyramid Lake is a lake in Nevada.
- Pyramid Lake is an artificial lake (created by a man-made dam) in California.
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Games
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- Pyramid (solitaire), a single player (solitaire) card game played with a standard 52-card deck
- Pyramid 2000, an interactive fiction text adventure game
[edit] Music
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- Pyramid (album), a concept album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978
- The Pyramids (surf band), a band that played instrumental surf music out of Long Beach, California in the early 60's
- "Pyramid Song", a 2001 single by British experimental rock band Radiohead
- American Rock-n-Roll Band Pyramid formed 1997 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Released "The First American" in 2005.
- a Philadelphia based hardcore band.
[edit] Publishing
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- Pyramid (magazine), an online magazine publishing role-playing and other game articles, published by Steve Jackson Games
- Pyramids (Discworld), a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
[edit] Television
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- Pyramid (game show), played mainly from the 1970s to 1980s; first known as The $10,000 Pyramid, with its name changing as the top prize increased over the years
[edit] Fiction
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- Pyramid (card game), played by Viper pilots on the Battlestar Galactica television show
- Pyramid (sport), played in the modern Battlestar Galactica television series (in the original show, referred to as "Triad")
- Pyramid (chess), a three-dimensional chess variant played in the Dune universe
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Population pyramid, in demography, two back-to-back bar graphs, one showing the number of males and one showing females in a particular population in five-year age groups
- Portsmouth Pyramids Centre, a water park and in Portsmouth, UK
- Pyramid Books, a New York publishing company
- Pyramid Breweries, Inc., a Seattle-based microbrewery
- Pyramid Head, a popular enemy from the game Silent Hill 2
- Pyramid of medulla oblongata, a structure in the medulla oblongata
- Pyramid Ship (Stargate), an alternate term used to describe a Goa'uld Ha'tak in the science fiction show Stargate SG-1
- Pyramid Technology, a US minicomputer company that existed from 1981 to 1995
- Pyramidology, various pseudoscientific speculations regarding supernatural powers of pyramids
[edit] See also
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