cubic
adjective
[ ˈkjuːbɪk ]
• having the shape of a cube.
• "a cubic room"
• denoting a unit of measurement equal to the volume of a cube whose side is one of the linear units specified.
• "15 billion cubic metres of water"
• involving the cube (and no higher power) of a quantity or variable.
• "a cubic equation"
cubic
noun
• a cubic equation, or a curve described by one.
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘involving the cube (and no higher power)’): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kobos ‘cube’.
