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[ kyoob ] SHOW IPA
/ kyub / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a 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.
flashcube.
Mathematics . the third power of a quantity, expressed as a 3 = 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), cubed, cub·ing. 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of cube 1 1350–1400; Middle English cubus <Latin <Greek kýbos cube, die
OTHER WORDS FROM cube cuber, noun Words nearby cube cubature, Cubba, Cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube , cubeb, cube farm, cube root, cube steak, cube van
Definition for cube (2 of 2) [ kyoo -bey ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkyu beɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun any of several tropical plants of the legume family that are used in making fish poisons and insecticides.
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cu·bé [kyoo-bey ]. /kyuˈbeɪ/. Origin of cube 2 First recorded in 1920–25; origin uncertain
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Example sentences from the Web for cube 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 Students
One net for the cube , for example, is a T shape made of six squares.
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When I stagger back into my apartment an hour later, those pink, fleshy cube s will have a light rime.
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On camping trips that have a multi-sport agenda, I pack the cube s based on activity—my trail running kit in one cube , mountain biking clothes in another, and camp pajamas in another.
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The integrated packing cube s are the obvious standout feature.
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Geometrically, it is a cube being forced into a rhomboid by the fault.
Silicon Valley Mansions, Swallowed Alive | Geoff Manaugh| November 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The cube was placed outside for passersby to see as part of the Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy.
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[I]n Westeros, the Lannisters have the cube of gold and the Tyrells with the rich farmland of the Reach have the real resources.
Land is More Important Than Gold | Justin Green| April 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Whisk the cold butter cube s into the sauce, a cube at a time, until all the butter is incorporated.
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And another asked for cube , fourth and fifth roots of a six-digit number.
The Other World Cup | Alex Bellos| June 11, 2010| DAILY BEAST
To do this, put a 1/2-inch cube of bread in the hot fat and keep it there for 40 seconds.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The finding two geometrical mean proportionals, or doubling the cube geometrically.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) | Augustus De Morgan
Nail the back piece to the cube and finish with a coat of water-color paint or color with crayon.
Primary Handwork | Ella Victoria Dobbs
If we immerse, for example, the wire framework of a cube in our mass of oil, the oil will everywhere stick to the wire framework.
Popular scientific lectures | Ernst Mach
And the fact that the cube was still there, was perfectly obvious.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for cube (1 of 2) noun 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
verb 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
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Derived forms of cube cuber , noun Word Origin for cube C16: from Latin cubus die, cube, from Greek kubos
British Dictionary definitions for cube (2 of 2) noun 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
Word Origin for cube American Spanish cubé, of unknown origin
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Words related to cube die, hexahedron
Scientific definitions for cube Verb 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.
Noun 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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