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cuboid

[ kyoo-boid ]
/ ˈkyu bɔɪd /
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adjective
Also cu·boi·dal. resembling a cube in form.
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.
noun
Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
Anatomy. the cuboid bone.
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Origin of cuboid

First recorded in 1700–10, cuboid is from the Greek word kyboeidḗs cubelike. See cube1, -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM cuboid

sub·cu·boid, adjectivesub·cu·boi·dal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cuboid

cuboid
/ (ˈkjuːbɔɪd) /

adjective Also: cuboidal (kjuːˈbɔɪdəl)
shaped like a cube; cubic
of or denoting the cuboid bone
noun
the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped
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