Meanings
alternative obsolete cubick
- not comparablegeometryUsed in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
cubic foot
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On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.
2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).
2025 August 28, “The International System of Units (SI)”, in Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025, page 147 - not comparablemathematicsRelating to polynomials of the form ax³+bx²+cx+d.
- not comparablechemistryHaving three equal axes and all angles 90°.
cubic cleavage
Synonyms: isometric, monometric
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving three equal axes and all angles 90°.
nounA cubic curve.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving the shape of a cube; having three dimensions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchcubique
- Englishcubic
From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُكَعَّب, مُكَعَّب
- مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab)in the name of units of volume
- مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab)having three equal axes and all angles 90°
Bulgarian куби́чен, куби́чески
- куби́чен (kubíčen)in the name of units of volume
- куби́чески (kubíčeski)in the name of units of volume
- куби́чен (kubíčen)of a polynomial of third degree
- куби́чески (kubíčeski)of a polynomial of third degree
- правоъгълен (pravoăgălen)having three equal axes and all angles 90°
- кубична крива (kubična kriva)cubic curve
Catalan cúbic, cúbic
- cúbicin the name of units of volume
- cúbicof a polynomial of third degree
Czech krychlový, kubický
- krychlovýin the name of units of volume
- kubickýin the name of units of volume
- kubickýof a polynomial of third degree
Dutch kubiek, derdegraads
- kubiekin the name of units of volume
- derdegraadsof a polynomial of third degree
- kubischhaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
Finnish kuutio-, kolmannen asteen
- kuutio-in the name of units of volume
- kolmannen asteenof a polynomial of third degree
- kuutiollinenhaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
French cube, cubique
- cubein the name of units of volume
- cubiqueof a polynomial of third degree
- cubiquecubic curve
Greek κυβικός
- κυβικός (kyvikós)in the name of units of volume
Hindi घन, त्रिघात
- घन (ghan)in the name of units of volume
- त्रिघात (trighāt)of a polynomial of third degree
- घनीय (ghanīya)of a polynomial of third degree
- घनीय (ghanīya)having three equal axes and all angles 90°
Hungarian köb-, harmadfokú
- köb-in the name of units of volume
- harmadfokúof a polynomial of third degree
- köböshaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
Irish ciúbach, ciúbach
- ciúbachin the name of units of volume
- ciúbachof a polynomial of third degree
- ciúbachhaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
Italian cubo, cubico
- cuboin the name of units of volume
- cubicoof a polynomial of third degree
Latvian kubisks
- kubisksin the name of units of volume
Māori pūtoru
- pūtoruin the name of units of volume
Polish sześcienny, trzeciego stopnia
- sześciennyin the name of units of volume
- trzeciego stopniaof a polynomial of third degree
- regularnyhaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
- kubicznyhaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
Portuguese cúbico, cúbico
- cúbicoin the name of units of volume
- cúbicoof a polynomial of third degree
Russian куби́ческий, куби́ческий
- куби́ческий (kubíčeskij)in the name of units of volume
- куби́ческий (kubíčeskij)of a polynomial of third degree
- в ку́бе (v kúbe)of a polynomial of third degree
- тре́тьей сте́пени (trétʹjej stépeni)of a polynomial of third degree
Slovak kubický
- kubickýin the name of units of volume
Spanish cúbico, cúbico
- cúbicoin the name of units of volume
- cúbicoof a polynomial of third degree
- cúbicohaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
Swedish kubik-, tredjegrads-
- kubik-in the name of units of volume
- tredjegrads-of a polynomial of third degree
- kubiskof a polynomial of third degree
- tredjegradskurvacubic curve
Tagalog buukin, buukin
- buukinin the name of units of volume
- buukinof a polynomial of third degree
- buukinhaving three equal axes and all angles 90°
Ukrainian кубі́чний
- кубі́чний (kubíčnyj)in the name of units of volume
Vietnamese khối
- khốiin the name of units of volume
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cubic
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Cite this entry
cubic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubic
“cubic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cubic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubic.
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