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cubic

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkjuː.bɪk/
  • General-American: /ˈkju.bɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːbɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: K Y UW1 B IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • cubic foot

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to polynomials of the form ax3+bx2+cx+d.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • cubic cleavage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: isometric, monometric

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A cubic curve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cubic curve

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

having three dimensions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: three-dimensional

Antonyms: linear, planar

History

Etymology

From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab) — in the name of units of volume
  • Armenian: խորանարդ (xoranard) — in the name of units of volume
  • Asturian: cúbicu — in the name of units of volume
  • Belarusian: кубі́чны (kubíčny) — in the name of units of volume
  • Bulgarian: куби́чен (kubíčen) — in the name of units of volume
  • Bulgarian: куби́чески (kubíčeski) — in the name of units of volume
  • Catalan: cúbic — in the name of units of volume
  • Czech: krychlový — in the name of units of volume
  • Czech: kubický — in the name of units of volume
  • Dutch: kubiek — in the name of units of volume
  • Finnish: kuutio- — in the name of units of volume
  • French: cube — in the name of units of volume
  • Greek: κυβικός (kyvikós) — in the name of units of volume
  • Hindi: घन (ghan) — in the name of units of volume
  • Hungarian: köb- — in the name of units of volume
  • Irish: ciúbach — in the name of units of volume
  • Italian: cubo — in the name of units of volume
  • Latvian: kubisks — in the name of units of volume
  • Māori: pūtoru — in the name of units of volume
  • Polish: sześcienny — in the name of units of volume
  • Portuguese: cúbico — in the name of units of volume
  • Russian: куби́ческий (kubíčeskij) — in the name of units of volume
  • Slovak: kubický — in the name of units of volume
  • Spanish: cúbico — in the name of units of volume
  • Swedish: kubik- — in the name of units of volume
  • Tagalog: buukin — in the name of units of volume
  • Ukrainian: кубі́чний (kubíčnyj) — in the name of units of volume
  • Vietnamese: khối — in the name of units of volume
  • Armenian: խորանարդ (xoranard) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Bulgarian: куби́чен (kubíčen) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Bulgarian: куби́чески (kubíčeski) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Catalan: cúbic — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Czech: kubický — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Dutch: derdegraads — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Finnish: kolmannen asteen — of a polynomial of third degree
  • French: cubique — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Hindi: त्रिघात (trighāt) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Hindi: घनीय (ghanīya) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Hungarian: harmadfokú — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Irish: ciúbach — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Italian: cubico — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Polish: trzeciego stopnia — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Portuguese: cúbico — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Russian: куби́ческий (kubíčeskij) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Russian: в ку́бе (v kúbe) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Russian: тре́тьей сте́пени (trétʹjej stépeni) — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Spanish: cúbico — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Swedish: tredjegrads- — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Swedish: kubisk — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Tagalog: buukin — of a polynomial of third degree
  • Arabic: مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab) — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Bulgarian: правоъгълен (pravoǎgǎlen) — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Cornish: kubek — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Dutch: kubisch — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Finnish: kuutiollinen — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Hindi: घनीय (ghanīya) — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Hungarian: köbös — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Irish: ciúbach — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Polish: regularny — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Polish: kubiczny — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Spanish: cúbico — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Tagalog: buukin — having three equal axes and all angles 90°
  • Bulgarian: кубична крива (kubična kriva) — cubic curve
  • French: cubique — cubic curve
  • Swedish: tredjegradskurva — cubic curve
Real reading context

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