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cube
1[ kyoob ]
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.
- Mathematics. the third power of a quantity, expressed as a 3 = ··.
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- 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
2[ kyoo-bey ]
noun
- any of several tropical plants of the legume family that are used in making fish poisons and insecticides.
cube
1/ ː /
noun
- 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
verb
- 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
2/ ˈːeɪ /
noun
- 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
/ ̅̅ /
Verb
- To multiply a number or a quantity by itself three times; raise to the third power. For example, five cubed is 5 × 5 × 5.
Noun
- 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲİ noun
yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
But no other tower was ever built, so these futuristic cubes stayed there, started to decay and became obsolete.
Before tyres leave the UK they are compressed into huge rubber cubes known as "bales".
To finish it off, I crown the soup with cubes of marinated feta from the olive bar, their briny sharpness cutting through the velvety sweetness of the roasted tomatoes.
For a 2007 exhibition at LAXART, he installed a large glass cube with an LED display that reflected pollution sensors around Los Angeles.
It could be made of paper, like an origami cube.
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