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cubic

[ kyoo-bik ]

adjective

  1. having three dimensions; solid.
  2. having the form of a cube; cubical.
  3. pertaining to the measurement of volume:

    the cubic contents of a vessel.

  4. 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.

  5. Mathematics. of or relating to the third degree.
  6. Crystallography. belonging or pertaining to the isometric system of crystallization.


noun

  1. Mathematics. a cubic polynomial or equation.

cubic

/ ˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. having the shape of a cube
    1. having three dimensions
    2. denoting or relating to a linear measure that is raised to the third power Abbreviationcu.c

      a cubic metre

  2. 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
  3. Alsoisometricregular crystallog 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 )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. maths
    1. a cubic equation, such as x ³ + x + 2 = 0
    2. a cubic term or expression
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cubic

/ ̅̅ĭ /

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

  • ···ٲ [kyoo-, bis, -i-tee], noun
  • ܲ·b adjective
  • ܲ·b adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cubic1

1490–1500; earlier cubik < Latin cubicus < Greek ó. See cube 1, -ic
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The process is expected to take several weeks and will require 6,000 cubic yards of soil, enough to cover three-quarters of an American football field in about 2.5 feet of soil.

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Decades of dumping has filled Arnold's Field with about 40,000 cubic metres of unregulated waste, two storeys deep.

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Crews have since removed 150,000 cubic yards of mud, vegetation and rocks from that basin to give it additional capacity for this storm, Pestrella said.

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But an EA investigation found that between December 2022 and July 2023, the estate exceeded it's allowance by about 7,500 cubic metres.

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About 500 cubic yards of bluff material fell onto the beach near Point Place around 7:15 a.m., officials said.

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