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cubic

cu·bic [ kybik ] or cu·bi·cal [ kybik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. three-dimensional: having three measurable dimensions

2. equal to volume of cube: describes a volume or capacity that is equal to that of a particular cube

3. cube-shaped: shaped like a cube

4. mathematics relating to or containing cubed variable: describes a mathematical expression or equation in which at least one variable is cubed but no variable is to be multiplied by itself more than two times
a cubic equation

5. crystallography having three equal axes: describes a crystal that has three equal perpendicular axes.
Symbol  c




noun  (plural cu·bics)
Definition:
 
mathematics mathematical expression: a cubic expression, equation, or curve


cu·bi·cal·ly adverb
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