CUBIC
What does "CUBIC" mean?
Of, relating to, or shaped like a cube; or measuring volume by a unit raised to the third power.
Meanings
- Denoting a unit of volume equal to that of a cube whose side is the stated length. The tank holds two cubic metres of water.
- Having the shape or properties of a cube. The mineral pyrite often grows in striking cubic crystals.
- Involving the third power of a quantity, as in an equation of degree three. Solving the cubic equation gave three real roots. technical
Did you know?
- The formula for solving any cubic equation drove the discovery of imaginary numbers: when Gerolamo Cardano published it in 1545, the method sometimes forced you to take the square root of a negative number even to reach a real answer.
Word origin
From Latin 'cubicus', from Greek 'kybikos', from 'kybos' meaning a cube or die used in gaming.
Remember it
CUBIC ends in the letters of 'BIC' and starts with CU - picture a Bic pen sitting inside a CUbe.
A little poem
Six square faces, all the same,
measured thrice and given a name-
the box that holds and is its own frame.
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What it teaches
Some answers only become real after you pass through what looks impossible.
Quick facts
What does CUBIC mean?
Of, relating to, or shaped like a cube; or measuring volume by a unit raised to the third power.
Is CUBIC a valid word?
Yes — CUBIC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CUBIC?
CUBIC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CUBIC come from?
From Latin 'cubicus', from Greek 'kybikos', from 'kybos' meaning a cube or die used in gaming.
What can CUBIC teach us?
Some answers only become real after you pass through what looks impossible.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.