cuboid
Americanadjective
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Also cuboidal resembling a cube in form.
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Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.
noun
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Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
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Anatomy. the cuboid bone.
adjective
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shaped like a cube; cubic
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of or denoting the cuboid bone
noun
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the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
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maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cuboid
First recorded in 1700–10, cuboid is from the Greek word kyboeidḗs cubelike. See cube 1, -oid
Example Sentences
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After this ceremony, the pilgrims return to Mecca for a last circumambulation of the Kaaba, the cuboid building at the heart of the Grand Mosque towards which Muslims turn when they pray.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The gold antenna used in the device is shaped like a cuboid measuring 300 by 300 by 50 nanometers.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
A nutcracker fracture is a foot fracture of the cuboid bone.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
Kittle missed two of the first three weeks with a knee injury, then suffered a cuboid fracture in Week 8 against Seattle.
From Fox News • Aug. 24, 2021
Mamou and Babou had always existed in their own cuboid universe: the two of them, and the walls of the computer room around them.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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