cubic
adjective
cu·bic
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Definition of cubic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: having the form of a cube : cubical
2a
: relating to the cube considered as a crystal form
3a
: three-dimensional
b
: being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit
cubic inch
4
: of third degree, order, or power
a cubic polynomial
cubic
nounDefinition of cubic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial
Examples of cubic in a Sentence
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The measurement of smaller particulate matter reached hazard levels as well, exceeding 250 micrograms per cubic meter, on five days of the event. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Experts: Burning Man playa dust not serious health concern," 19 Aug. 2019 The large-scale environmental plans will use biomass boilers to help cut Diageo’s carbon emissions by 42,000 tonnes a year while new water recovery equipment is projected to save over two billion cubic liters annually. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "A global drinks giant is spending over $200 million to build “green” breweries in Africa," 7 Aug. 2019 Nataliyamalikite consists of a nearly cubic arrangement of equal parts thallium and iodine atoms, to form thallium iodide crystals. — Sophia Chen, WIRED, "New Analysis Techniques Unearth a Trove of Unusual Minerals," 1 July 2019 When touching, the cubic items interact, and tap commands can be used to bring to life one of six games. — Todd Martens, latimes.com, "10 games at E3 that made a lasting impression," 14 June 2019 The Class 1 volume charge for residential rates will increase from $4.05 for each 100 cubic fee of water consumed to $4.15 on July 1, and $4.25 on July 1, 2020. — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, "Aurora raises water and sewer rates," 13 June 2019 Drop the third row with the push of a button, and that becomes 43.1 cubic feet/1,220L. Push another pair of buttons to lower the second row and that swells to 78.7 cubic feet (2,228L). — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "The 2020 Cadillac XT6: Better than an Escalade in every way," 29 July 2019 Getting the Motorcycle Antilock brakes and an engine between 300 and 800 cc (cubic centimeters, the measure of the engine size) is what first-time riders should look for. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "How To Get Started in Motorcycles," 8 July 2019 The simple bacterium Escherichia coli, for instance, has a storage density of about 1019 bits per cubic centimeter, according to calculations published in 2016 in Nature Materials by George Church of Harvard University and his colleagues. — Sang Yup Lee, Scientific American, "DNA Data Storage Is Closer Than You Think," 1 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
That leaves cubics, the stubborn holdouts of the polynomial universe. — Quanta Magazine, "Mathematicians Shed Light on Minimalist Conjecture," 9 July 2013 Its iconic cubic form created a modern version of a traditional Protestant meeting house. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, including Chicago’s Robie House and Oak Park’s Unity Temple, named to World Heritage List," 7 July 2019 Mozgo acquires the boxes from a Bell Gardens company that imports ginger, paints them firetruck red, pays $120 per cubic yard for dirt and then uses a $900 trailer to haul it all back to his neighborhood on the south end of downtown Los Angeles. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Desperate to get rid of homeless people, some are using prickly plants, fences, barriers," 10 July 2019 Mozgo acquires the boxes from a Bell Gardens company that imports ginger, paints them firetruck red, pays $120 per cubic yard for dirt and then uses a $900 trailer to haul it all back to his neighborhood on the south end of downtown Los Angeles. — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, "Desperate to get rid of homeless people, some are using prickly plants, fences, barriers," 10 July 2019 Every 10-microgram-per-cubic-meter increase in the concentration of breathable particulate matter is associated with an increase of about 9 percent in infant mortality, an effect consistent over the 15-year study period, the study’s authors say. — Washington Post, "Africa’s pollution killing thousands of infants, study says," 27 June 2018 The highest levels of microplastic found so far in the race was 357 particles per cubic metre recorded from the South China Sea, east of Taiwan. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Sailor sacrifices sleep for science to save the planet," 8 June 2018 Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Valparaiso Public Works employees will load compost and mulch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The charge for compost loading is $10 per cubic yard, payment by check or money order only. — Staff Report, Post-Tribune, "Community news," 3 May 2018 Seminole County, which had a pre-storm contract to pay $7.49 per cubic yard to hauler Ceres Environmental, reworked the pact to pay the company 11 percent more — a raise of about 82 cents per cubic yard to $8.31, County Manager Nicole Guillet said. — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Trump orders feds to pay more to help Florida cities, counties pay for Hurricane Irma debris," 4 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cubic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cubic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of cubic
: in the shape of a cube
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cubic
adjective
cu·bic
| \ ˈkyü-bik
\
\
Kids Definition of cubic
1
: having the shape of a cube
2
: being the volume of a cube whose edge has a specified length
a cubic centimeter
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