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Definition of 'cube'Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
- a sugar cube
- a stock cube
(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
- the cube of 2 is 8
(computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
Synonyms
* regular hexahedron (rare)
* (object in the form of a cube) block, brick, die, square block
* (number raised to the third power) third power
Hypernyms
* hexahedron, cuboid
Verb
( cub)
(arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
- Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.
To form into the shape of a cube.
To cut into cubes.
- Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
(UK) to use a Rubik's cube.
- He likes to cube now and then.
Synonyms
* (to cut into cubes) dice
Related terms
* cubic
* cubical
* cuboid
* cubism
* cubist
Derived terms
( top3)
* bath cube
* bouillon cube
* cube candle
* cube out
* cube root
( mid3)
* cube steak
* cube van
* cubiform
* hypercube
* ice cube
( mid3)
* Rubik's cube
* snub cube
* stock cube
* sugar cube
( bottom)
See also
* line segment
* square
* tesseract
Etymology 2
Clipped form of (cubicle) (with intentional reference to their common shape per ), which from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
- My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube .
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