cubic
English
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Alternative forms
- cubick (obsolete)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French cubique
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːbɪk
Adjective
cubic (not comparable)
- (geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.
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- On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.
- cubic foot
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (algebraic geometry) Of a class of polynomial of the form
- (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
- cubic cleavage
Synonyms
- (crystallography): isometric, monometric
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- cubic capacity
- (degree three polynomial): cubic curve, cubic equation
- (unit of volume): cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cubic foot, cubic inch, cubic kilometre, cubic meter, cubic metre, cubic mile, cubic yard
Translations
in the name of units of volume
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of a polynomial of third degree
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Having three equal axes and all angles 90°
Noun
cubic (plural cubics)
Synonyms
Translations
cubic curve
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