cube
noun
[ kjuːb ]
• a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.
• "what is the surface area of a 2 cm cube?"
• the product of a number multiplied by its square, represented by a superscript figure 3.
• "a body increasing in weight by the cube of its length"
cube
verb
• raise (a number or value) to its cube.
• "cube the deviations from the mean"
• cut (food) into small cubes.
• "I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos .
