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Etymology 1
From L. cubus, from Greek κ�βο� (cybos)

Pronunciation
(RP): kyo�ob, /kju�b/, /<tt>kju:b</tt>/
(US): kyo�ob, /kjub/, /<tt>kjub</tt>/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�b|-u�b

Noun
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1. geometry A polyhedron having of six identical square faces.
2. Any object more or less in the form of a cube.

#:a sugar cube
#:a stock cube

1. mathematics The third power of a number, value, term or expression.

Synonyms
(geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces): regular hexahedron (rare)
(object in the form of a cube): block, brick, die, square block
(number raised to the third power): third power

Hypernyms
(geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces): hexahedron

Translations
trans-top|geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces
Arabic: ARchar|�عبة (ka�bah) f
Bosnian: kocka#Bosnian|kocka f
Catalan: cub m
Croatian: kocka#Croatian|kocka f
Czech: krychle f
Dutch: kubus m
Esperanto: kubo
Estonian: kuup
Finnish: kuutio
French: cube m
German: Kubus m
Greek: κ�βο� m
Hebrew: he-translation|ק�����|qubiá f
Hungarian: kocka
Italian: cubo m
Japanese: ��� (������, ripp�tai)
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Latin: cubus m
Latvian: kubs m
Lithuanian: kubas m
Polish: sze�cian m
Portuguese: cubo m
Russian: к�б m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ко�ка#Serbian|ко�ка f
:Roman: kocka#Serbian|kocka f
Slovene: kocka f
Swedish: kub c
Turkish: küp
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trans-top|object more or less in the form of a cube
Arabic: ARchar|�عبة (ka�bah) f
Czech: kostka f
Dutch: blokje n, klontje n (suiker), bouillonblokje n
Esperanto: kubo
Finnish: kuutio
German: Würfel m
Hebrew: he-translation|ק�����|qubiá f
Hungarian: kocka
Italian: cubo m, dado m, cuboide m
Japanese: ��� (�����, kakuzat�) (sugar cube)
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Polish: kostka f
Portuguese: cubo m
Russian: к�б m, к�бик m
Slovene: kocka f
Spanish: terrón m (sugar)
Swedish: block n, kub c, tärning c
Turkish: küp
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trans-top|arithmetic: number raised to the third power
Catalan: cub, m
Dutch: derde macht
Finnish: kuutio
French: cube m
Greek: κ�βο� m
Hebrew: he-translation|���קת ש��ש|be'khezqat shalosh
Hungarian: köb
Italian: cubo m
Japanese: �� (�����, sanj�), �� (����, ripp�)
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Polish: do sze�cianu
Portuguese: cubo m
Russian: к�б m
Slovene: kub m
Spanish: cubo
Swedish: kub c
Turkish: küpü
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ttbc|Chinese: ���/��� (lìf�ngt�) (1), ��/�� (f�ng kuài) (2), �� (lìf�ng) (4)
ttbc|Indonesian: kubus
ttbc|Interlingua: cubo
ttbc|Latin: cubus
ttbc|Romanian: cub n
ttbc|Slovak: kocka f (1,2)
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Transitive verb
en-verb|cub|ing

1. arithmetic To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

#:Three cubed can be written as 3³, and equals twenty-seven.

1. To form into the shape of a cube.
2. To cut into cubes.

#:Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
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Synonyms
(to cut into cubes): dice

Translations
trans-top|arithmetic: to raise to the third power
Catalan: elevar al cub
Dutch: tot de derde macht verheffen
Finnish: korottaa kolmanteen potenssiin, kuutioida
French: élever à la troisième puissance
Hungarian: köbre emel
Interlingua: cubar, elevar al cubo, elevar al tertie potentia
Italian: elevare al cubo, elevare alla terza (potenza)
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Japanese: ���� (�������, sanj�suru)
Polish: podnosi� do sze�cianu
Portuguese: cubar, elevar ao cubo, elevar à terceira potência
Turkish: küpünü almak
Swedish: upphöja i kub, upphöja till tre, upphöja till tredje potensen, ta i kubik
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trans-top|to cut into cubes
Dutch: in blokjes snijden
Finnish: kuutioida
German: würfeln
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Italian: cubettare
Japanese: ������� (�������, sainome ni kiru)
Swedish: tärna
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trans-top|to form into the shape of a cube
Dutch: tot een kubus vormen
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Portuguese: dar#Portuguese|dar forma#Portuguese|forma de cubo#Portuguese|cubo a
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ttbc|Chinese: ��� (bèi lìf�ng)
ttbc|Interlingua: cubar (2)

Related terms
cubic<!--adjective and noun-->
cubical<!--adjective-->
cuboid
cubism
cubist

Derived terms
top3
bath cube
bouillon cube
cube candle
cube out
cube root
mid3
cube steak
cube van
cubiform
hypercube
ice cube
mid3
Rubik's cube
snub cube
stock cube
sugar cube

See also
line segment
square
tesseract

Etymology 2
Clipped form of cubicle (with intentional reference to their common shape per #Etymology 1|cube 1), from Latin cubiculum, a small bedchamber or lounge, from cubare, to lie down.

Noun
en-noun

1. A cubicle; especially of those found in offices.

Italian

Adjective
cube f

1. Feminine plural form of cubo

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