cubage

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noun

A cubic measurement.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nouncubage (usually uncountable, plural cubages)

plural cubages

  1. uncountableusuallyA cubic measurement.

    The volume of a hospital building divided by the number of beds for which it is planned equals the cubage per bed...

    1951, Isadore Rosenfield, Hospitals, integrated design

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Frenchcubage
  2. Englishcubage

Borrowed from French cubage.

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Translations

Czech kubatura
  • kubaturaTranslations
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APA

cubage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubage

MLA

“cubage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cubage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubage.

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