cuboid

[ kyoo-boid ]

adjective

1. Also cu·boi·dal []. resembling a cube in form.
2. Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.

noun

1. Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
2. Anatomy. the cuboid bone.

cuboid

/ ˈkjuːbɔɪd /

adjective

1. shaped like a cube; cubic
2. of or denoting the cuboid bone

noun

1. the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
2. maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped

Other Words From

• sub·cu·boid adjective
• sub·cu·boi·dal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuboid¹

First recorded in 1700–10, cuboid is from the Greek word kyboeidḗs cubelike. See cube ¹, -oid

Example Sentences

A nutcracker fracture is a foot fracture of the cuboid bone.

From Salon

Andrade scrapped his plans to preserve his original adobe structure and imagined, instead, a cuboid prism rising out of a street-side wall, its bank of windows jutting from its upper surface, like one of old Lima’s covered balconies transubstantiated into glass.

From New York Times

Kittle missed two of the first three weeks with a knee injury, then suffered a cuboid fracture in Week 8 against Seattle.

From Fox News

It has an inescapably bulky cuboid design that makes room for a cooling fan, but Realme is banking that users will make the tradeoff for faster charging speeds.

From The Verge

While his peers explored the parameters of Abstract Expressionism, Nivola elaborated on the traditions of Mediterranean sculpture with cuboid cutouts in cement, humanoid figures reminiscent of his Sardinian neighbors and a constellation of prehistoric symbols.

From New York Times

Related Words

• cuboidal