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Definition of cube noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cube

noun
 
/kjuːb/
 
/kjuːb/
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  1. a solid or hollow figure with six equal square sides see also Rubik’s Cube™Topics Colours and Shapesc1
  2. a piece of something, especially food, with six sides
    • Cut the meat into cubes.
    see also bouillon cube, ice cube, stock cube, sugar cube
  3. (mathematics) the number that you get when you multiply a number by itself twice
    • The cube of 5 (53) is 125 (5×5×5).
    Topics Maths and measurementc2
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos.
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