cubicle

cubicle

small sleeping compartment; small partitioned space
Not to be confused with:cubical – cubic; of or relating to volume

cu·bi·cle

C0791200 (kyo͞o′bĭ-kəl)n.1. A small compartment, as for work or study.2. A small sleeping compartment, especially within a dormitory.

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[Middle English, from Latin cubiculum, bed chamber, from cubāre, to lie down.]

cubicle

(ˈkjuːbɪkəl) n1. (Building) a partially or totally enclosed section of a room, as in a dormitory2. (Veterinary Science) an indoor construction designed to house individual cattle while allowing them free access to silage[C15: from Latin cubiculum, from cubāre to lie down, lie asleep]

cu•bi•cle

(ˈkyu bɪ kəl)

n. a small space or compartment partitioned off in a large room or area. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin cubiculum bedroom =cub(āre) to lie down + -i- -i- + -culum -cle²]

cubicle

- Originally a small room for sleeping—from Latin cumb, "lie down"—that was separated from a larger room.See also related terms for sleeping.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cubicle - small room in which a monk or nun livescellconvent - a religious residence especially for nunsmonastery - the residence of a religious communityroom - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
	2.	cubicle - small individual study area in a librarycarrell, carrel, stallalcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger roomdepository library, library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
	3.	cubicle - small area set off by walls for special usekiosk, stall, boothcloset - a small private room for study or prayerconfessional - a booth where a priest sits to hear confessionspolling booth - a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votesprompt box, prompter's box - a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stageshower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroomcall box, phone booth, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone kiosk - booth for using a telephonetolbooth, tollbooth, tollhouse - a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tollsvoting booth - a booth in which a person can cast a private vote

Translations

小卧室斗室

cubicle

(ˈkjuːbikl) noun a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one. Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks. (與大房間相連的)小室 小卧室，斗室