From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).
Displaced Old English tæfel ("cube, die, game with dice or tables").
Meanings
(not-comparable, postpositional) Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
Beautiful peepshows with hand-coloured engravings by Martin Englebrecht, 1684-1756, were produced in Augsburg about 1740. The box, about six inches cube, contained slots to take four cut-out scenes, the front of the box had another cut-out, and the back was painted with a landscape, making six 'curtains' in all. 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 181:
As if the 383 weren't already a roaring beast, in 1972 they bored it out some more, bringing it up to 400 cubes. This 400-cube monster could launch a land yacht like the Plymouth Fury from zero to sixty in under ten seconds.
(dated, qualifier:1950s slang) An extremely socially conventional or conservative person, more so than even a square.
hexahedron (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · cuboid
Synonyms
block (object in the form of a cube) · brick (object in the form of a cube) · square block (object in the form of a cube) · regular hexahedron (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · third power (number raised to the third power) · die (object in the form of a cube)
Translations (176)
fi kuutio (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · bn ঘনক (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · es cubo (object more or less in the form of a cube) · nb kube (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ar مُكَعَّب (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ar كَعْبَة (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ga ciúb (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · tl binuok (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · ca cub (object more or less in the form of a cube) · sv kub (object more or less in the form of a cube) · mk коцка (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ast cubu (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · el κύβος (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ca cub (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · arz كعب (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · fi kuutio (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ja 立方 (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · tl binuok (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ms dadu (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · pl do sześcianu (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · gl cubo (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · es cubo (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · tr küpü (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · sq kub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · uli kahol (object more or less in the form of a cube) · vi lập phương (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · ur مکعب (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · eu kubo (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ru куб (object more or less in the form of a cube) · la tessera (object more or less in the form of a cube) · fa مکعب (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · be куб (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ko 세제곱 (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · sv kub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · km គូប (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · kn ಘನಾಕೃತಿ (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · uli kahol (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ko 립방체 (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · mi mataono rite (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · eo kubo (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ru куб (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · sh коцка (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ast cubu (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · my ကုဗ (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · is teningur (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · kn ಘನ (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · fr cube (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · es pastilla (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ka კუბი (object more or less in the form of a cube) · cs kostka (object more or less in the form of a cube) · it dado (object more or less in the form of a cube) · it cubo (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ko 입방체 (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · gl cubo (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · fr cube (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · el κύβος (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · es terrón (object more or less in the form of a cube) · la cubus (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · bg куб (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sh kocka (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · hy խորանարդ (object more or less in the form of a cube) · he קובייה (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ru ку́бик (object more or less in the form of a cube) · it cubo (object more or less in the form of a cube) · hy խորանարդ (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · mk коцка (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · fa غاب (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sv block (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ja 三乗 (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · mn шоо (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · cmn 立方體 /立方体 (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · nl kubus (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · pl kostka (object more or less in the form of a cube) · he בחזקת שלוש (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · uk куб (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ko 바른륙면체 (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · tk kub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · th ลูกบาศก์ (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · vi hình lập phương (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sl kub (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · hsb kóstka (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ka კუბი (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · grc κύβος (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ar كَعْبَة (object more or less in the form of a cube) · bg куб (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · is teningur (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ko 입방 (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · kk куб (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · es cubo (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · km គីប (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · cs třetí mocnina (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · ky куб (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sl kocka (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · fi kuutio (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sv kub (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · ko 정육면체 (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · cmn 立方 (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · kk текше (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ml സമചതുരക്കട്ട (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · he קֻבִּיָּה (object more or less in the form of a cube) · pt cubo (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ms kuasa tiga (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · ru куб (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · grc κύβος (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · nl derde macht (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · id kubus (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · hu köb (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · az kub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · lv kubs (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · mt kubu (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · hi घन (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sk kocka (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · yi קוב (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · grc κύβος (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · tr küp (object more or less in the form of a cube) · he קֻבִּיָּה (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · nl regelmatig zesvlak (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ja 正六面体 (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · az küp (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · kw kub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · fa قاپ (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · mk куб (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · th บาศก์ (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · he קובייה (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ms kubus (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sv tärning (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ro cub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · eo kubo (object more or less in the form of a cube) · pt cubo (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · lo ລູກບາດ (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · lt kubas (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · mi mataono (object more or less in the form of a cube) · de Würfel (object more or less in the form of a cube) · da kubus (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ur گھن (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ms kiub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ka კუბი (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · ga ciúb (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · de Kubus (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · da terning (object more or less in the form of a cube) · et kuup (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · pt cubo (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · ps مکعب (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · hy խորանարդ (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · cmn 方塊 /方块 (object more or less in the form of a cube) · kw kub (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ko 립방 (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · mi mataono (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · cs krychle (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · sl kocka (object more or less in the form of a cube) · hu kocka (object more or less in the form of a cube) · tl binuok (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · dsb kóstka (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · uz kub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · af kubus (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · th ลูกบาศก์ (object more or less in the form of a cube) · bg кубче (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ko 삼승 (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · tg мукааб (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · mi pūtoru (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · de Würfel (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ug كۇب (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · pl sześcian (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · tr küp (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · it cuboide (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ca cub (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ja 角砂糖 (object more or less in the form of a cube) · is kubbur (object more or less in the form of a cube) · da tern (object more or less in the form of a cube) · hu kocka (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · it cubo (arithmetic: number raised to the third power) · nn kube (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · ja 立方体 (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) · hi घन (object more or less in the form of a cube) · es cubito (object more or less in the form of a cube) · ga ciúb (object more or less in the form of a cube)
From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).
Displaced Old English tæfel ("cube, die, game with dice or tables").
Meanings
(transitive) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
Three cubed can be written as 3³, and equals twenty-seven.
From this severe trial Mr. Nackybal emerged with distinction, having in his cubing made only twenty-five slight mistakes out of the forty-six cubes demanded, and in his rooting, out of the fifty-three extractions propounded, committed a mere matter of four trifling errors! 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
(transitive) To form into the shape of a cube.
(transitive) To cut into cubes.
Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
ka კუბში ახარისხება (to cut into cubes) · mk дига на куб (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · nl in blokjes snijden (to cut into cubes) · sv upphöja i kub (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · pt cubar (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · pl podnosić do sześcianu (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · ga ciúbaigh (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · hu köbre emel (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · nl tot een kubus vormen (to form into the shape of a cube) · fi muotoilla kuutioksi (to form into the shape of a cube) · fi kuutioida (to cut into cubes) · bg режа на кубчета (to cut into cubes) · sv upphöja till tre (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · de würfeln (to cut into cubes) · sv ta i kubik (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · ga ciúbaigh (to form into the shape of a cube) · it cubettare (to cut into cubes) · ca cubicar (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · cmn 形成立方體 /形成立方体 (to form into the shape of a cube) · tr küpünü almak (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · pt elevar à terceira potência (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · es elevar a la tercera potencia (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · es elevar al cub (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · it (potenza) elevare alla terza (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · it elevare al cubo (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · fi korottaa kolmanteen potenssiin (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · ga ciúbaigh (to cut into cubes) · sv upphöja till tredje potensen (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · nl tot de derde macht verheffen (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · cmn 三次方 (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · sv tärna (to cut into cubes) · bg вдигам на куб (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · pt elevar ao cubo (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · cmn 切成方塊 /切成方块 (to cut into cubes) · mi pūtoru (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · pt dar forma de cubo a (to form into the shape of a cube) · ja さいの目に切る (to cut into cubes) · ia cubar (to cut into cubes) · ru возводи́ть в куб (arithmetic: to raise to the third power) · ca elevar al cub (arithmetic: to raise to the third power)
cube en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Clipped form of cubicle (with intentional reference to their common shape per cube, etymology 1), which from Latin cubiculum (“a small bedchamber or lounge”), from cubare (“to lie down”).
Meanings
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.