cubic

Definitions


[ˈkjuːbɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having the shape of a cube
(e.g: a cubic room)

- denoting a unit of measurement equal to the volume of a cube whose side is one of the linear units specified
(e.g: 15 billion cubic metres of water)

- involving the cube (and no higher power) of a quantity or variable
(e.g: a cubic equation)


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Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘involving the cube (and no higher power)’): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kobos ‘cube’


[ˈkjuːbɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cubic equation, or a curve described by one


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘involving the cube (and no higher power)’): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kobos ‘cube’




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