Cubic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  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. of or relating to the third degree.
  6. belonging or pertaining to the isometric system of crystallization.
noun
  1. a cubic polynomial or equation.
adjective
  1. having the shape of a cube
    • having three dimensions
    • denoting or relating to a linear measure that is raised to the third power
  2. of, relating to, or containing a variable to the third power or a term in which the sum of the exponents of the variables is three
  3. relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three equal perpendicular axes. The unit cell of cubic crystals is a cube with a lattice point at each corner (simple cubic) and one in the cube's centre (body-centred cubic), or a lattice point at each corner and one at the centre of each face (face-centred cubic)
noun
  1. maths
    • a cubic equation, such as x ³ + x + 2 = 0
    • a cubic term or expression
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