cubic
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adjective
having the
shape
of a
cube
:
立方体の
e.g.
a cubic room.
denoting a
unit
of
measurement
equal
to the
volume
of a
cube
whose
side
is one of the
linear
unit
specified:
体積の
e.g.
15 billion cubic meters of water.
involving the
cube
(and
no
higher
power
) of a
quantity
or
variable
:
〖名詞の前で〗〘数〙 立方の, 3乗の, 3次の
e.g.
a cubic equation.
of or denoting a
crystal
system
or
three-dimensional
geometric
arrangement
having
three
equal
axes
at
right angle
s.
noun
Mathematics
a
cubic
equation
, or a
curve
described
by one.
DERIVATIVES
cubical
| ˈkyo͞obək(ə)l | adjective
cubically
| -ik(ə)lē | adverb
ORIGIN
late
15th century
(in the sense ‘
involving
the
cube
(and no
higher
power
)’): from
Old French
cubique
, or via
Latin
from
Greek
kubikos
, from
kobos
‘
cube
’.