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cubical

American  
[kyoo-bi-kuhl] / ˈkju bɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. having the form of a cube.

  2. of or relating to volume.


cubical British  
/ ˈkjuːbɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or related to volume

    cubical expansion

  2. shaped like a cube

  3. of or involving the third power

"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

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Etymology

Origin of cubical

First recorded in 1490–1500; cubic + -al 1


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"There are patients in every cubical," Consultant Saad Jawaid says, as Paige is wheeled in.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

A photo Amazon published of its prototypes en route to launch showed each enclosed in a cubical steel crate about the height of a human.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

At La Ribaute, a work called “Souk” consists of seven cubical buildings each containing a sculpture.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

The center of gravity here is an almost cubical, 14-story red-brick garage, part of the Bank of America complex.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2016

Still they kept at it, night after night, exploring the network of shafts that laced like a cubical spiderweb through the walls and ceilings of the building.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

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