cuboidaladj.
/kjuːˈbɔɪdəl/ 1. Having a form resembling or approximating to that of a cube.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > cube > cuboid
squarea1475
rectangular?a1560
diced1671
boxed1798
cuboidal1803
cuboid1829
1803 Naval Chron. 10 199 Chrystals of cuboidal pyrites.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) v. 93 Certain granites break up in large square-like blocks—a structure which is styled tabular or cuboidal.
2. Anatomy. Of or belonging to the cuboid bone.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of foot > [adjective]
metatarsal1702
metatarso-phalangeal1828
tarso-metatarsal1835
tibiotarsal1835
calcaneal1849
astragalar1854
cuboidal1866
tarsophalangeal1871
talo-calcaneal1887
talo-fibular1887
talo-scaphoid1887
talo-tibial1887
talocalcanean1900
1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 146 The calcaneum..from the lower edge of the cuboidal facet to the extreme end of the calcaneal process measures 2·55.
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