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Webster 1913 Edition

Cubical

{

Cu′bic

(k?′b?k)
,

Cu′bic-al

(-b?-kal)
, }
Adj.
[L.
cubicus
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]: cf. F.
cubique
. See
Cube
.]
1.
Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube.
2.
(Crystallog.)
Isometric or monometric;
as,
cubic
cleavage
. See
Crystallization
.
Cubic equation
,
an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube.
–
Cubic foot
,
a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions.
–
Cubic number
,
a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product again by the same number. See
Cube
.
–
Cubical parabola
(Geom.)
,
two curves of the third degree, one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cubical

CUBIC

, CUBICAL,
Adj.
[L. See Cube.] Having the form or properties of a cube; that may be or is contained within a cube. A cubic foot of water is the water that may be contained within six equal sides, each a foot square.
Cubic number, is a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product by the same number; or it is the number arising from the multiplication of a square number by its root. [See Cube.]

Definition 2024

cubical

cubical

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Adjective

cubical ‎(comparative more cubical, superlative most cubical)

  1. Of or pertaining to a cube; cubic.

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