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cube

Syllabification: (cube)
Pronunciation: /kyo͞ob/
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Definition of cube

noun

  • a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.
  • short for cubicle.
  • a block of something with six sides:a sugar cube
  • Mathematics the product of a number multiplied by its square, represented by a superscript figure 3:a body increasing in weight by the cube of its length

verb

[with object]
  • 1 Mathematics raise (a number or value) to its cube.
  • 2cut (food) into small cubes:I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself
  • 3tenderize (meat) by scoring a pattern of small squares into its surface: (as adjective cubed)cubed steaks

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos

cube in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cube in the British & World English dictionary