cube-shaped

adjective

Having a shape similar to a cube.

Meanings

adjectivecube-shaped (comparative more cube-shaped, superlative most cube-shaped)

comparative more cube-shaped · superlative most cube-shaped

  1. Having a shape similar to a cube.

    The new building was dubbed 'the sugar cube', owing to the white tiles which were supposed to adorn the exterior of the cube-shaped structure.

    2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 46
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    Yutu 2 spotted a cube-shaped object on the horizon to the north and roughly 260 feet (80 meters) away in November during the mission's 36th lunar day, according to a Yutu 2 diary published by Our Space, a Chinese language science outreach channel affiliated with the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

    2021 June 12, Andrew Jones, “China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon”, in Space.com

Synonyms & antonyms

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Chicago

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