cubical
Americanadjective
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of or related to volume
cubical expansion
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shaped like a cube
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of or involving the third power
Other Word Forms
- cubically adverb
- cubicalness noun
- subcubical adjective
- uncubical adjective
- uncubically adverb
- uncubicalness noun
Etymology
Origin of cubical
Example Sentences
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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
After they ran out, I’d sit in my cubical trembling in the hours before I knew I’d have go somewhere, talk to someone, ask a scientist a few questions about winning a big award.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2019
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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