cubic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
cubic foot
On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.
2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).
2025 August 14, “The International System of Units (SI)”, in Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025, page 147:
- (not-comparable) Relating to polynomials of the form ax³+bx²+cx+d.
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(not-comparable) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
cubic cleavage
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cubick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
cubic mile (unit of volume) · cusec · cubic equation (degree three polynomial) · cubic zirconia (unsorted terms) · pseudocubic · noncubic · cubic millimetre · cubic ton (unit of volume) · subcubic · hypercubic · bicubic · cubic centimeter (unit of volume) · cubo-cubic · cubic curve (degree three polynomial) · tricubic · cubic function · cubic metre (unit of volume) · cubic time (unsorted terms) · quasicubic · cubic nitre · cumec · cubicity · cubic inch (unit of volume) · cubic spline (unsorted terms) · cubic yard (unit of volume) · cubic graph · cubic capacity · cubic kilometre (unit of volume) · cubic foot (unit of volume) · cubic meter (unit of volume) · cubic centimetre (unit of volume) · cubic decimeter
Synonyms
Translations (62)
ru тре́тьей сте́пени (of a polynomial of third degree) · ga ciúbach (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · hy խորանարդ (in the name of units of volume) · nl kubiek (in the name of units of volume) · bg куби́чен (of a polynomial of third degree) · be кубі́чны (in the name of units of volume) · sv kubisk (of a polynomial of third degree) · fr cubique (of a polynomial of third degree) · pl trzeciego stopnia (of a polynomial of third degree) · bg куби́чески (of a polynomial of third degree) · ru куби́ческий (of a polynomial of third degree) · tl buukin (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · nl kubisch (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · ca cúbic (in the name of units of volume) · hi त्रिघात (of a polynomial of third degree) · ga ciúbach (in the name of units of volume) · sv kubik- (in the name of units of volume) · kw kubek (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · pl sześcienny (in the name of units of volume) · hu köb- (in the name of units of volume) · nl derdegraads (of a polynomial of third degree) · fi kolmannen asteen (of a polynomial of third degree) · pl kubiczny (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · ar مُكَعَّب (in the name of units of volume) · fi kuutiollinen (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · ru куби́ческий (in the name of units of volume) · cs krychlový (in the name of units of volume) · ast cúbicu (in the name of units of volume) · ar مُكَعَّب (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · ca cúbic (of a polynomial of third degree) · bg куби́чен (in the name of units of volume) · es cúbico (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · hi घन (in the name of units of volume) · es cúbico (in the name of units of volume) · fi kuutio- (in the name of units of volume) · es cúbico (of a polynomial of third degree) · mi pūtoru (in the name of units of volume) · hu köbös (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · pt cúbico (in the name of units of volume) · hy խորանարդ (of a polynomial of third degree) · vi khối (in the name of units of volume) · it cubico (of a polynomial of third degree) · it cubo (in the name of units of volume) · hu harmadfokú (of a polynomial of third degree) · hi घनीय (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · el κυβικός (in the name of units of volume) · sk kubický (in the name of units of volume) · cs kubický (in the name of units of volume) · bg правоъгълен (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · tl buukin (in the name of units of volume) · hi घनीय (of a polynomial of third degree) · pt cúbico (of a polynomial of third degree) · ga ciúbach (of a polynomial of third degree) · cs kubický (of a polynomial of third degree) · fr cube (in the name of units of volume) · bg куби́чески (in the name of units of volume) · sv tredjegrads- (of a polynomial of third degree) · uk кубі́чний (in the name of units of volume) · tl buukin (of a polynomial of third degree) · ru в ку́бе (of a polynomial of third degree) · pl regularny (having three equal axes and all angles 90°) · lv kubisks (in the name of units of volume)