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.x³ + b.x² + c.x + d
3. (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.

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) 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) 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