cubic
adjective/ˈkjuːbɪk/
/ˈkjuːbɪk/
- (abbreviation cu.)[only before noun] used to show that a measurement is the volume of something, that is the height multiplied by the length and the width
- cubic centimetres/inches/metres
- How many cubic metres of water are needed to fill the tank?
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- measured or expressed in cubic units
- the cubic capacity of a car’s engine
- having the shape of a cube
- a cubic figure
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘involving the cube (and no higher power)’): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kobos ‘cube’.
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