CUBIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions

Synonyms:

cubic; three-dimensional

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

blockish; blocky (resembling a block in shape)

box-shaped; boxlike; boxy (resembling a box in rectangularity)

brick-shaped (shaped like a brick)

cube-shaped; cubelike; cubical; cubiform; cuboid; cuboidal (shaped like a cube)

isometric (of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles)

solid (having three dimensions)

Attribute:

cubicity (the property of resembling a cube)

Antonym:

linear (of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension)

planar (involving or having two dimensions)

Derivation:

cube (a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube)

cube (a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides)

cube (a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces)

cubicity (the property of resembling a cube)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable

Example:

a cubic equation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Pertainym:

cube (the product of three equal terms)

Derivation:

cube (the product of three equal terms)

cube (a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides)

Credits

Context examples:

A metric unit of mass concentration defined as the concentration of one gram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one cubic meter.

(Microgram per Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit equal to mass concentration of a substance expressed in kilograms per unit volume of the mixture equal to one cubic meter per time period of one minute.

(Milligram per Milliliter per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)

A traditional unit of volume equal to 20 British fluid ounces, 34.678 cubic inches or approximately 568.261 milliliters.

(Pint British, NCI Thesaurus)

A United States liquid unit equal to 16 US fluid ounces or 28.875 cubic inches or approximately 473.177 milliliters.

(Pint, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the number of platelets in a blood sample, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter (cmm) of whole blood.

(Platelet Count, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates a platelet count of at least 20,000 per cubic millimeter.

(Platelet Count 20000, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates a platelet count of at least 50,000 per cubic millimeter.

(Platelet Count 50000, NCI Thesaurus)

An absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 500 or more (500 or more neutrophils in a cubic millimeter of blood) for 3 days in a row is a sign of engraftment.

(Neutrophil Engraftment, NCI Thesaurus)

Indicates a neutrophil count of at least 500 per cubic millimeter.

(Neutrophil Count 500, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of volume equal to one millionth (10E-6) of a cubic meter, one thousandth of a liter, one cubic centimeter, or 0.061023 7 cubic inch.