cube
1a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
an object, either solid or hollow, having this form or a form approximating it: a cube of cheese; plastic storage cubes.
sugar cube.
Mathematics. the third power of a quantity, expressed as a3 = a·a·a.
Informal. cubic inch, especially as a measure of the displacement of an automotive engine: a new sports car with 350 cubes.
Slang. one of a pair of dice; die.
Slang. a person who is unaware of or unfamiliar with current ideas, opinions, trends, etc.; square.
to make into a cube or cubes.
to cut into cubes.
Mathematics. to raise to the third power.
to measure the cubic contents of.
to tenderize (a thin cut or slice of meat) by scoring the fibers in a pattern of squares.
Origin of cube
1Other words from cube
- cuber, noun
Words Nearby cube
Other definitions for cube (2 of 2)
any of several tropical plants of the legume family that are used in making fish poisons and insecticides.
Origin of cube
2- Also cu·bé [kyoo-bey]. /kyuˈbeɪ/.
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How to use cube in a sentence
The water will freeze when it hits the cube, and then stack up — forming a tower of ice.
Build ice towers with bottled water and ice | Bethany Brookshire | September 16, 2020 | Science News For StudentsOne net for the cube, for example, is a T shape made of six squares.
Mathematicians Report New Discovery About the Dodecahedron | Erica Klarreich | August 31, 2020 | Quanta MagazineWhen I stagger back into my apartment an hour later, those pink, fleshy cubes will have a light rime.
On camping trips that have a multi-sport agenda, I pack the cubes based on activity—my trail running kit in one cube, mountain biking clothes in another, and camp pajamas in another.
The Matador SEG42 Offers Unrivaled Gear Organization | Graham Averill | August 25, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe integrated packing cubes are the obvious standout feature.
The Matador SEG42 Offers Unrivaled Gear Organization | Graham Averill | August 25, 2020 | Outside Online
Geometrically, it is a cube being forced into a rhomboid by the fault.
“Ice cube and Schoolboy Q.” Osorio seems dumfounded by the decision.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine | Alex Suskind | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy were on the cover; April's issue had Schoolboy Q and Ice cube.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine | Alex Suskind | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe shooting Ice cube was referring to was the accidental killing of Karen Toshima by a stray bullet.
A Brief History of the Phrase 'F*ck the Police' | Rich Goldstein | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST[Laughs] The fact that Ice cube even knows who I am is still awesome to me.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs | Kevin Fallon | June 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEthel's mind was in too irritated and tumultuous a state for her to derive her usual solace from cube Root.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeIt consists of vaulted terraces, raised one above another, and resting upon cube-shaped pillars.
Ya notice how that funny-looking cube inside there gets bigger every time you look at it?
Vanishing Point | C.C. BeckIt sometimes assumes twelve-sided shapes, or is merely a cube, or yet again variations of these figures.
Stories about Famous Precious Stones | Mrs Goddard OrpenIts measurement is roughly a cube of eight feet, it must weigh nearly twenty tons and it rests on three large slabs of stone.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. Pepper
British Dictionary definitions for cube (1 of 2)
/ (kjuːb) /
a solid having six plane square faces in which the angle between two adjacent sides is a right angle
the product of three equal factors: the cube of 2 is 2 × 2 × 2 (usually written 2³)
something in the form of a cube: a bath cube
to raise (a number or quantity) to the third power
(tr) to measure the cubic contents of
(tr) to make, shape, or cut (something, esp food) into cubes
(tr) US and Canadian to tenderize (meat) by scoring into squares or by pounding with a device which has a surface of metal cubes
Origin of cube
1Derived forms of cube
- cuber, noun
British Dictionary definitions for cube (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkjuːbeɪ) /
any of various tropical American plants, esp any of the leguminous genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone
an extract from the roots of these plants: a fish poison and insecticide
Origin of cube
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for cube
[ kyōōb ]
To multiply a number or a quantity by itself three times; raise to the third power. For example, five cubed is 5 X 5 X 5.
The product that results when a number or quantity is cubed. For example, the cube of 5 is 125.
A solid having six equal square faces or sides.
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