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Pronunciation : Cube (kb)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Geom.)
Defn: A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.
2. (Math.)
Defn: The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4. Cube ore (Min.), pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes in cubes of a green color. -- Cube root. (Math.), the number or quantity which, multiplied into itself, and then into the product, produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27, for 3x3x3 = 27. -- Cube spar (Min.), anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cube
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.
t. [imp. & p. p. Cubed (kbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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