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KYOOB-ik/ˈkjuːbɪk/

Cubic means shaped like a cube, or measuring volume (cubic metres): cubic centimetres; a cubic crystal. Cube is the noun; square is two-dimensional. Quote discharge in cubic metres per second. Mix-up: cubicle (next); cute. Do not write cubic for a flat square centimetre.

Meaning

Shaped like a cube, or measuring volume (cubic metres).

Examples

• “Quote discharge in cubic metres per second, the hydrology paper said.”
• “A cubic metre of concrete featured in the design spec, which is the volume-unit sense.”

Good to know

cubic metres / centimetres; cubic capacity; a cubic shape. Noun: cube. 2-D: square. Trap: cubicle. Maths, science, and geography. Cube-shaped, or a unit of volume.

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