cubic
pronunciation
How to pronounce cubic in British English:
UK [ˈkjuːbɪk]
How to pronounce cubic in American English:
US [ ˈkjuːbɪk]
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- Adjective:
- having three dimensions
Word Origin
- cubic (adj.)
- 1550s, from Middle French cubique (14c.), from Latin cubicus, from Greek kybikos, from kybos "cube" (see cube (n.)). Related: Cubical.
Example
- 1. It killed 57 people and expelled one cubic kilometer of ash .
- 2. Then they chose one gram for weighing water in a cubic centimetre .
- 3. Up to 100 trillion cubic feet of offshore gas have also been discovered nearby .
- 4. Some of the cubic structures would also be specifically designed for food production and water storage .
- 5. Lehner and brown estimate one laborer might carve a cubic foot of stone in a week .