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: having the form of a cube : cubical
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a
: relating to the cube considered as a crystal form
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b
: being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit
cubic inch
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: of third degree, order, or power
a cubic polynomial
: a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Nemeth noted that in the spring of 2023 when California was being drenched with atmospheric river storms, 156,000 cubic feet of water per second — an enormous amount similar to the flow of the Columbia River — was flowing through the Delta and under the Golden Gate Bridge out to the sea.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Before long, Cardano could solve any depressed cubic.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2022
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Adjective
On Thursday, Trinity Gas Storage announced commencement of operations at its 24 bcf (billion cubic feet) storage unit located near Carthage in East Texas, about 160 miles southeast of Dallas.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Nemeth noted that in the spring of 2023 when California was being drenched with atmospheric river storms, 156,000 cubic feet of water per second — an enormous amount similar to the flow of the Columbia River — was flowing through the Delta and under the Golden Gate Bridge out to the sea.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
Natural Gas October contract: $2.27 per thousand cubic, up 1.7%.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Before long, Cardano could solve any depressed cubic.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2022
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“Cubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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