cube root

noun

Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.

Opposite

Meanings

nouncube root (plural cube roots)

plural cube roots

  1. mathematicsOf a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.

    3 is the cube root of 27.

    1 more example

    0.5 is the cube root of 0.125.

    Antonyms: cube

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOf a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.

Opposite

Translations

Arabic الجذر التكعيبي
  • الجذر التكعيبيnumber
Catalan arrel cúbica
  • arrel cúbicanumber
Chinese Mandarin 立方根
  • 立方根 (lìfānggēn)number
Czech třetí odmocnina
  • třetí odmocninanumber
Dutch kubiekwortel, derdemachtswortel
  • kubiekwortelnumber
  • derdemachtswortelnumber
Finnish kuutiojuuri
  • kuutiojuurinumber
French racine cubique
  • racine cubiquenumber
German Kubikwurzel
  • Kubikwurzelnumber
Greek κυβική ρίζα
  • κυβική ρίζα (kyvikí ríza)number
Hungarian köbgyök
  • köbgyöknumber
Italian radice cubica
  • radice cubicanumber
Japanese 立方根, 三乗根
  • 立方根 (rippōkon)number
  • 三乗根 (sanjōkon)number
Korean 세제곱근, 입방근
  • 세제곱근 (sejegopgeun)number
  • 입방근 (ipbanggeun)number
  • 삼승근 (samseunggeun)number
  • 립방근 (ripbanggeun)number
Latvian kubsakne
  • kubsaknenumber
Lithuanian kubinė šaknis
  • kubinė šaknisnumber
Malay punca kuasa tiga
  • punca kuasa tiganumber
Māori pūtake toru
  • pūtake torunumber
Polish pierwiastek sześcienny
  • pierwiastek sześciennynumber
Portuguese raiz cúbica
  • raiz cúbicanumber
Romanian rădăcină cubică
  • rădăcină cubicănumber
Russian куби́ческий ко́рень
  • куби́ческий ко́рень (kubíčeskij kórenʹ)number
Spanish raíz cúbica
  • raíz cúbicanumber
Swedish kubikrot
  • kubikrotnumber
Tagalog taluugat
  • taluugatnumber
Turkish küpkök
  • küpköknumber
Ukrainian кубі́чний ко́рінь
  • кубі́чний ко́рінь (kubíčnyj kórinʹ)number
Vietnamese căn bậc ba
  • căn bậc banumber
Cite this entry
APA

cube root. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cube%20root

MLA

“cube root.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cube%20root. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cube root,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cube%20root.

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