cubic

English

A cubic shape (3)

Alternative forms

• cubick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkjuː.bɪk/
• Rhymes: -uːbɪk

Adjective

cubic (not comparable)

1. (geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

   cubic metre, cubic foot

2. (algebraic geometry) Of a class of polynomial of the form $a.x^3 + b.x^2 + c.x + d$
3. (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.

   cubic cleavage

Synonyms

• (crystallography): isometric, monometric

Derived terms

• cubic capacity
• cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre
• cubic curve
• cubic equation
• cubic foot
• cubic inch
• cubic meter, cubic metre
• cubic mile
• cubic yard

Translations

in the name of units of volume

• Armenian: խորանարդ (hy) (xoranard)
• Bulgarian: кубичен (bg) (kubičen)
• Dutch: kubiek (nl)
• Finnish: kuutio- (fi)
• French: cube (fr)
• Greek: κυβικός (cuvikós)
• Hungarian: köb- (hu)

• Italian: cubo (it)
• Polish: sześcienny m
• Russian: кубический (ru) (kubíč'eskij)
• Slovak: kubický
• Spanish: cúbico (es) m
• Swedish: kubik- (sv)

of a polynomial of third degree

• Armenian: խորանարդ (hy) (xoranard)
• Bulgarian: кубичен (bg) (kubičen)
• Dutch: derdegraads (nl)
• French: cubique (fr)
• Italian: cubico (it) m, cubica (it) f

• Polish: trzeciego stopnia
• Russian: кубический (ru) (kubíč'eskij), третьей степени (ru) (tr'ét'jej st'ép'eni)
• Spanish: cúbico (es)
• Swedish: tredjegrads- (sv), kubisk (sv)

Translations

Having three equal axes and all angles 90°

• Dutch: kubisch (nl)
• Polish: regularny (pl) m, kubiczny (pl) m

• Spanish: cúbico (es) m

Noun

cubic (plural cubics)

1. (algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.

Synonyms

• cubic curve

Translations

cubic curve

• French: cubique (fr) f

• Swedish: tredjegradskurva (sv) c

See also

• cube
• linear
• quadratic
• quartic
• quintic
• square