cubature
[ kyoo-buh-cher ]
/ ˈkyu bə tʃər /
Save This Word!
noun
the determination of the cubic contents of something.
cubic contents.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON PARENTHESES AND BRACKETS APLENTY!
Set some time apart to test your bracket symbol knowledge, and see if you can keep your parentheses, squares, curlies, and angles all straight!
Question 1 of 7
Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Origin of cubature
Words nearby cubature
cubanelle, Cuban heel, Cuban missile crisis, Cuban royal palm, Cuban sandwich, cubature, Cubba, Cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for cubature
This first result, multiplied by itself and by the height, gives the cubature of the tree.
British Dictionary definitions for cubature
cubature
/ (ˈkjuːbətʃə) /
noun
the determination of the cubic contents of something
Also called: cubage cubic contents
Word Origin for cubature
C17: from cube 1 + -ature, on the model of quadrature
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012