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Word: Cube
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos
kjuːb
a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares
Short Definition:symmetrical shape with six equal sides
Examples:- what is the surface area of a 2 cm cube?
- it was a rough shape, neither a cube nor a sphere
the product of a number multiplied by its square, represented by a superscript figure 3
Short Definition:product of number multiplied by its square
Examples:- a body increasing in weight by the cube of its length
Word: Cube
Speech Type: Verb
kjuːb
raise (a number or value) to its cube
Short Definition:raise number to its cube
Examples:- cube the deviations from the mean
- 1200 metres cubed
cut (food) into small cubes
Short Definition:cut food into cubes
Examples:- I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself
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