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adjective

having three dimensions; solid.

having the form of a cube; cubical.

pertaining to the measurement of volume: the cubic contents of a vessel.

pertaining to a unit of linear measure that is multiplied by itself twice to form a unit of measure for volume: cubic foot; cubic centimeter; cubic inch; cubic meter.

Mathematics. of or pertaining to the third degree.

Crystallography. belonging or pertaining to the isometric system of crystallization.

noun

Mathematics. a cubic polynomial or equation.

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Origin:
1490–1500; earlier cubik < Latin cubicus < Greek kybikós. See cube¹, -ic

Related forms

cu·bic·i·ty

[kyoo-bis-i-tee] , noun

sub·cu·bic, adjective

un·cu·bic, adjective

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cubic (ˈkjuːbɪk)

—*adj*
1.	having the shape of a cube
2.	a. having three dimensions
	b. cu., Abbreviation: c denoting or relating to a linear measure that is raised to the third power: a cubic metre
3.	maths of, relating to, or containing a variable to the third power or a term in which the sum of the exponents of the variables is three
4.	crystallog isometric, Also: regular relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three equal perpendicular axes. The unit cell of cubic crystals is a cube with a lattice point at each corner (simple cubic) and one in the cube's centre (body-centred cubic), or a lattice point at each corner and one at the centre of each face (face-centred cubic)

—n
5.	maths
	a. a cubic equation, such as x³ + x + 2 = 0
	b. a cubic term or expression

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Word Origin & History

cubic

1550s, from Fr. cubique (14c.), from L. cubicus, from Gk. kubikos, from kubos "cube" (see cube). Related: Cubical (1570s).

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cubic

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'bĭk) Pronunciation Key

Referring to a volume unit of measurement.
Involving a number or a variable that has been raised to the third power.
Relating to a crystal having three axes of equal length intersecting at right angles. The mineral pyrite has cubic crystals. Also called isometric. See illustration at crystal.

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