cubic

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adjective

cu·​bic ˈkyü-bik How to pronounce cubic (audio)
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: having the form of a cube : cubical
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a
: relating to the cube considered as a crystal form
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b
: being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit
cubic inch
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: of third degree, order, or power
a cubic polynomial

cubic

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noun

: a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial

Examples of cubic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Passport has 5 seats and one of the largest cargo holds in the midsize class, with 41 cubic feet of storage. Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024 The rear seats can fold flat, offering 133% more cargo volume (38.5 cubic feet) than the outgoing Charger and the frunk provides an extra 1½ feet of space, according to the news release. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 The rear seats fold down at the tug of a little lever on either side of the cargo compartment, more than doubling the cargo space to 56 cubic feet. Tim Stevens, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024 When the back row of seats is up, there’s 20.1 cubic feet of space in the truck. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024 Energy Vault’s battery installation will allow for nearly 69 MW’s worth of peak demand to be supplied to the grid before a single cubic foot of natural gas needs to be burned. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 During winter storms in 2023, the system saw an outflow of 150,000 cubic feet per second — more than twice the volume of the whole Colorado River, Nemeth said. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 There’s enough legroom and headroom for adults in the back seat, and cargo volume stands at an impressive 25.6 cubic feet, which is more than just about every other entry in the category. Alex Nishimoto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 On Monday, the Sacramento River was running high and fast, nearly 70,000 cubic feet a second, thanks to elevated releases from Shasta and Oroville reservoirs, both of which still contain well over 100% of their usual amounts of water at this time of year. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
Noun
Before long, Cardano could solve any depressed cubic. Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2022 That leaves cubics, the stubborn holdouts of the polynomial universe. Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2013 Its iconic cubic form created a modern version of a traditional Protestant meeting house. Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2019 Mozgo acquires the boxes from a Bell Gardens company that imports ginger, paints them firetruck red, pays $120 per cubic yard for dirt and then uses a $900 trailer to haul it all back to his neighborhood on the south end of downtown Los Angeles. Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 10 July 2019 Every 10-microgram-per-cubic-meter increase in the concentration of breathable particulate matter is associated with an increase of about 9 percent in infant mortality, an effect consistent over the 15-year study period, the study’s authors say. Washington Post, 27 June 2018 The highest levels of microplastic found so far in the race was 357 particles per cubic metre recorded from the South China Sea, east of Taiwan. Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 8 June 2018 Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Valparaiso Public Works employees will load compost and mulch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The charge for compost loading is $10 per cubic yard, payment by check or money order only. Staff Report, Post-Tribune, 3 May 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cubic was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Cubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubic. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cubic

adjective
cu·​bic
ˈkyü-bik
variants also cubical
-bi-kəl
1
: having the form of a cube
2
a
: having length, width, and height
b
: relating to volume
3
: being or having the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit
cubic centimeter
cubic inch
cubically
-bi-k(ə-)lē
adverb

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