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Nov 30, 2009
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cu•bic



Pronunciation: (kyOO'bik), [key]
—adj.
1. having three dimensions; solid.
2. having the form of a cube; cubical.
3. pertaining to the measurement of volume: the cubic contents of a vessel.
4. pertaining to a unit of linear measure that is multiplied by itself twice to form a unit of measure for volume: cubic foot; cubic centimeter; cubic inch; cubic meter.
5. Math.of or pertaining to the third degree.
6. Crystall.belonging or pertaining to the isometric system of crystallization.

—n.
Math.a cubic polynomial or equation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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