cubic
English
A cubic shape (3)
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Alternative forms
- cubick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French cubique
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjuː.bɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkju.bɪk/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːbɪk
Adjective
cubic (not comparable)
- (geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
- cubic metre,cubic foot
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- (algebraic geometry) Of a class of polynomial of the form
- (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
- cubic cleavage
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Synonyms
- (crystallography): isometric, monometric
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- cubic capacity
- (degree three polynomial): cubic curve, cubic equation
- (unit of volume): cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cubic foot, cubic inch, cubic meter, cubic metre, cubic mile, cubic yard
Translations
in the name of units of volume
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of a polynomial of third degree
Noun
cubic (plural cubics)
- (algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.
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