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cubic

Syllabification: (cu·bic)

Pronunciation: /ˈkyo͞obik/

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Definition of cubic

adjective

having the shape of a cube:a cubic room
denoting a unit of measurement equal to the volume of a cube whose side is one of the linear unit specified:15 billion cubic meters of water
measured or expressed in cubic units.
involving the cube (and no higher power) of a quantity or variable:a cubic equation
of or denoting a crystal system or three-dimensional geometric arrangement having three equal axes at right angles.

noun

Mathematics

a cubic equation, or a curve described by one.

Derivatives

cubical
cubically

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'involving the cube (and no higher power)'): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kubos 'cube'

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cubic

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cubical

cubically

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