cubical

[ kyoo-bi-kuhl ]

adjective

1. having the form of a cube.
2. of or relating to volume.

cubical

/ ˈkjuːbɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or related to volume

   cubical expansion

2. shaped like a cube
3. of or involving the third power

Derived Forms

• ˈcubically, adverb
• ˈcubicalness, noun

Other Words From

• cubi·cal·ly adverb
• cubi·cal·ness noun
• sub·cubi·cal adjective
• un·cubi·cal adjective
• un·cubi·cal·ly adverb
• un·cubi·cal·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cubical¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; cubic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

A photo Amazon published of its prototypes en route to launch showed each enclosed in a cubical steel crate about the height of a human.

From Seattle Times

The college football schedule this weekend was made for anybody who has ever strolled up to someone’s cubical and asked the question: Working hard or hardly working?

From Seattle Times

At La Ribaute, a work called “Souk” consists of seven cubical buildings each containing a sculpture.

From New York Times

While self-centered chaos broke out around him, he was the one who had to ask those around his cubical to please hold it down because he couldn’t hear his phone conversation with Arthur Ashe.

From Los Angeles Times

“Wombat intestines have periodic stiffness, meaning stiff-soft-stiff-soft, along the circumference to form cubical faeces,” says mechanical engineer Patricia Yang, who says that the mechanism could inspire new manufacturing processes.

From Nature

Related Words

• cuboid
• cuboidal