cubature

[ kyoo-buh-cher ]

/ ˈkyu bə tʃər /

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noun

the determination of the cubic contents of something.

cubic contents.

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Origin of cubature

1670–80; cube¹ + -ature, after quadrature

Words nearby cubature

cubanelle, Cuban heel, Cuban missile crisis, Cuban royal palm, Cuban sandwich, cubature, Cubba, Cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube

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How to use cubature in a sentence

This first result, multiplied by itself and by the height, gives the cubature of the tree.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898|Various

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

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