cubic

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English

Alternative forms

• cubick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkjuː.bɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkju.bɪk/
• Rhymes: -uːbɪk

Adjective

cubic (not comparable)

1. (geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
   • 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.

   Coordinate terms: linear, square

2. (mathematics) Relating to polynomials of the form ${displaystyle ax^+bx^+cx+d}$.
3. (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.

   Synonyms: isometric, monometric

Derived terms

• (degree three polynomial): cubic curve, cubic equation
• (unit of volume): cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cubic foot, cubic inch, cubic kilometre, cubic meter, cubic metre, cubic mile, cubic yard

Translations

Noun

cubic (plural cubics)

1. (algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.

   Synonym: cubic curve

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• cube
• spacial, spatial
• square

Anagrams

• Bucci

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

cubic m (feminine singular cubica, masculine plural cubics, feminine plural cubicas)

1. cubic

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 208.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cubique, from Latin cubicus. By surface analysis, cub +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.bik/

Adjective

cubic m or n (feminine singular cubică, masculine plural cubici, feminine and neuter plural cubice)

1. cubical

Declension

Further reading

• cubic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)