cube

Definition

• n. a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
• n. the product of three equal terms
• n. any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
• n. a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube

Word forms

Past participle

cubed

Present participle

cubing

Past tense

cubed

Third person singular

cubes

Example sentences

1. n.

   The artist created a sculpture in the shape of a cube.

2. 机

   In mathematics, the volume of a cube is calculated by raising the length of one side to the third power.