cubic

English

A cubic shape (3)
polynomial degrees
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Etymology

From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cubic (not comparable)

  1. (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.
      (file)
    cubic foot
    Coordinate terms: linear, square
  2. (algebraic geometry) Of a class of polynomial of the form
  3. (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
    cubic cleavage
    Synonyms: isometric, monometric

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Noun

cubic (plural cubics)

  1. (algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.
    Synonym: cubic curve

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Occitan

Adjective

cubic m (feminine singular cubica, masculine plural cubics, feminine plural cubicas)

  1. cubic

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cubique, from Latin cubicus. By surface analysis, cub + -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.bik/

Adjective

cubic m or n (feminine singular cubică, masculine plural cubici, feminine and neuter plural cubice)

  1. cubical

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