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cuboid definition

cu·boid (kyo̵̅o̅′bo̵id′)

adjective

  1. shaped like a cube
  2. designating a cubelike tarsal bone on the outside of the foot between the metatarsals and the calcaneus

Etymology: Gr kyboeidēs: see cube & -oid

noun

  1. a six-sided figure each face of which is a rectangle
  2. the cuboid bone

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