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A cubic shape (3)
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Etymology

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From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube +‎ -ic.

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cubic (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
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      On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter.
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    cubic foot
    Coordinate terms: linear, square
  2. (mathematics) Relating to polynomials of the form  .
  3. (crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.
    cubic cleavage
    Synonyms: isometric, monometric

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Noun

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cubic (plural cubics)

  1. (algebraic geometry) A cubic curve.
    Synonym: cubic curve

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cubic m (feminine singular cubica, masculine plural cubics, feminine plural cubicas)

  1. cubic

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cubique, from Latin cubicus. By surface analysis, cub +‎ -ic.

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cubic m or n (feminine singular cubică, masculine plural cubici, feminine and neuter plural cubice)

  1. cubical

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite cubic cubică cubici cubice
definite cubicul cubica cubicii cubicele
genitive-
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indefinite cubic cubice cubici cubice
definite cubicului cubicei cubicilor cubicelor

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