mikâp

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Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish مكعب, from Arabic مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab).

Adjective

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mikâp

  1. (mathematics, geometry, archaic) cubic
    • 1934 July 31, “Stratosferik balonu”, in Türk Sözü[1], page 1:
      Dün buradan havalanmış olan Stratosferik balon dünyanın en büyük balonudur. 85000 metre mikâbi hacmindedir. Safra olarak 2700 kilo saçma taşımaktadır.
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Noun

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mikâp (definite accusative mikâbı, plural mikâplar)

  1. (archaic) cube

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mikâp”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مكعب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1975
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN