adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a cube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The alveolar cells are cuboidal in shape.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cuboidal
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rhymes with -ɔɪdəl
adj
Meaning 2
Of, pertaining to, or having the shape of a cuboid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
Examples
- A cuboidal block was formed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells whose height and width are approximately the same (cube shaped).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
shaped like a cube
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cubelike, cube-shaped, cubical, cubiform, cuboid
Antonyms: none provided
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 English -al English cuboidal From cuboid + -al.