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cu⋅ba⋅ture

[kyoo-buh-cher]
–noun
1. the determination of the cubic contents of something.
2. cubic contents.

Origin:
1670–80; cube 1 + -ature, after quadrature
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cu·ba·ture   (kyōō'bə-chŏŏr', -chər)   
n.  
  1. The determination of the volume of a solid.

  2. Cubage.


[cub(e) + (quadr)ature.]
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