cubic

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  1. adjective Having the shape of a cube.
  2. adjective Shaped similar to a cube.
  3. adjective Having three dimensions.
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  • Won an IKEA Award in 1989 for his cubic constructions. —  Ace Jet 170
  • The Optima boasts good backseat legroom and headroom, and the big 14. 8-cubic-foot trunk will swallow more gear than most of the Optima's competitors. —  The Car Connection
  • Farther south at Cameron County's South Padre Island beaches, Ike's residue quickly filled seven 30-cubic yard garbage bins. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • Cost: $298 for a 10-cubic-foot Energy Star Whirlpool chest freezer at Lowe's. —  Berks county news
  • Savings: My large 1998 upright 20-cubic-foot freezer cost an estimated $77 a year to operate, and sat mostly empty. —  Berks county news
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  1. = French cubique = Spanish Cúbico = Portuguese Italian cubico, from Latin cubicus, from Greek κυβικός, from κύβος, a die, cube: see cube.
 

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/ˈkjubɪk/
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