Cubic definition
(mathematics) Of the third power, order, or degree.
adjective
Of or relating to a crystalline form that has three equal axes at right angles to each other; isometric.
adjective
Having the shape of a cube.
adjective
Having three dimensions.
adjective
Having a volume equal to a cube whose edge is of a stated length.
A cubic foot.
adjective
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A cubic expression, curve, or equation.
noun
Having the shape of a cube.
adjective
Having three dimensions, or having the volume of a cube whose length, width, and depth (or height) each measure the given unit.
A cubic foot.
adjective
Designating or of a crystal system having three axes of equal length, each of which intersects at right angles with the others.
adjective
(math.) Of the third power or degree; relating to the cubes of numbers or quantities.
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Referring to a volume unit of measurement.
Involving a number or a variable that has been raised to the third power.
Relating to a crystal having three axes of equal length intersecting at right angles. The mineral pyrite has cubic crystals.
(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
Cubic metre, cubic foot.
adjective
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(crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
Cubic cleavage.
adjective
(algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.
noun
Shaped similar to a cube.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
cubic
Plural:
cubicsOrigin of cubic
- From Middle French cubique
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