cubaturen.
/ˈkjuːbətjʊə/ The determination of the cubic content of a solid.
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1679 J. Collins Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 142 In order to the quadrature of these figures and the cubature of their solids.
1816 Edinb. Rev. 37 96 The cubature and complanation of solids.
1877 B. Williamson Elem. Treat. Integral Calculus (ed. 3) ix. §168 The cube..is..the measure of all solids, as the square is the measure of all areas. Hence the finding the volume of a solid is called its cubature.
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