cube

UK: kjuːb | US: kjuːb

Definition

  1. n. a regular solid with six equal square faces

  2. n. (mathematics) the result of multiplying a number by itself twice

  3. vt. to cut food into small cube-shaped pieces

Structure
cub <shape>
Etymology

The word cube traces back to Greek kubos, referring to a six-sided die used in games. Latin adopted it as cubus, and Old French simplified it to cube. The mathematical sense (raising a number to the third power) emerged in the 16th century, metaphorically extending the geometric concept.

Examples

  1. She stored the sugar cubes in a glass jar.

  2. The architect designed a building shaped like a cube.

  3. To cube the potatoes, cut them into small even pieces.

  4. 3 cubed (3³) equals 27.

  5. The artist used wireframes to sketch a transparent cube.