Cubic
Cubic (k?"b?k) , adjective
[Latin cubicus, Greek {not transcribed}: compare French cubique. See Cube.]
1.
Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube.
2.
(Crystallography) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage. See Crystallization.
Collocations (4)
Cubic equation , an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube.
Cubic foot , a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions.
Cubic number , a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product again by the same number. See Cube.
Cubical parabola (Geometry) , two curves of the third degree, one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.
Also: Cubical
Cubic , noun
(Geometry) A curve of the third degree.
Collocations (1)
Circular cubic , See under Circular.