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cuboid

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkjuːbɔɪd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of the shape of a cube.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The cuboid bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A hexahedron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Narrower terms: rectangular cuboid, cube

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

shaped like a cube

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cubelike, cube-shaped, cubical, cubiform, cuboidal

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a rectangular parallelepiped

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cube Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English cuboid From cube + -oid.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cuboide — of the shape of a cube
  • Chinese Mandarin: 立方形的 (lìfāngxíng de) — of the shape of a cube
  • Finnish: kuutiomainen — of the shape of a cube
  • French: parallélépipèdique — of the shape of a cube
  • Greek: κυβοειδής (kyvoeidís) — of the shape of a cube
  • Ancient Greek: κυβοειδής (kuboeidḗs) — of the shape of a cube
  • Ido: kuboida — of the shape of a cube
  • Macedonian: коцкест (kockest) — of the shape of a cube
  • Māori: mataono — of the shape of a cube
  • Polish: sześcienny — of the shape of a cube
  • Russian: куби́ческий (kubíčeskij) — of the shape of a cube
  • Spanish: cuboide — of the shape of a cube
  • Czech: kvádr — hexahedron
  • Dutch: balk — hexahedron
  • Finnish: kuusitahokas — hexahedron
  • Finnish: heksaedri — hexahedron
  • German: Quader — hexahedron
  • Indonesian: balok — hexahedron
  • Macedonian: квадар (kvadar) — hexahedron
  • Māori: porotapawhā — hexahedron
  • Polish: prostopadłościan — hexahedron