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cube

 
 
pronunciation:
kyub
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a solid figure with six square faces all the same size.
In math class, the students learned about cubes, cones, and cylinders.
 
definition 2: something that has a shape similar to a cube.
I dropped one cube of ice in my drink, but the other cube fell on the floor.
definition 3: The product of a number multiplied by itself twice.
Eight is the cube of two (2x2x2=8).
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: cubes, cubing, cubed
definition 1: to cut into cubes.
We cubed the melon for our fruit salad.
definition 2: to multiply by itself twice.
If you cube three, the product is twenty-seven (3x3x3=27).
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