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cube

[ kyoob ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
an object, either solid or hollow, having this form or a form approximating it:
a cube of cheese; plastic storage cubes.
sugar cube.
flashcube.
Mathematics. the third power of a quantity, expressed as a 3 = a·a·a.
Informal. cubic inch, especially as a measure of the displacement of an automotive engine:
a new sports car with 350 cubes.
Slang. one of a pair of dice; die.
Slang. a person who is unaware of or unfamiliar with current ideas, opinions, trends, etc.; square.

, cubed, cub·ing.

to make into a cube or cubes.
to cut into cubes.
Mathematics. to raise to the third power.
to measure the cubic contents of.
to tenderize (a thin cut or slice of meat) by scoring the fibers in a pattern of squares.

cube

[ kyoo-bey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

any of several tropical plants of the legume family that are used in making fish poisons and insecticides.

cube

/ kjuːb /

a solid having six plane square faces in which the angle between two adjacent sides is a right angle
the product of three equal factors: the cube of 2 is 2 × 2 × 2 (usually written 2³)
something in the form of a cube
a bath cube

to raise (a number or quantity) to the third power
tr to measure the cubic contents of
tr to make, shape, or cut (something, esp food) into cubes
tr to tenderize (meat) by scoring into squares or by pounding with a device which has a surface of metal cubes

cube

/ ˈkjuːbeɪ /

any of various tropical American plants, esp any of the leguminous genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone
an extract from the roots of these plants: a fish poison and insecticide

cube

/ kyo̅o̅b /

To multiply a number or a quantity by itself three times; raise to the third power. For example, five cubed is 5 × 5 × 5.

The product that results when a number or quantity is cubed. For example, the cube of 5 is 125.
A solid having six equal square faces or sides.

Origin of cube¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cubus, from Latin, from Greek kýbos “cube, die”

Origin of cube²

First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish cubé; further origin uncertain

Origin of cube¹

C16: from Latin cubus die, cube, from Greek kubos

Origin of cube²

American Spanish cubé, of unknown origin

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