cubic
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˈkjuːbɪk/
- Specialized
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cúbico
- The formula for a cubic equation includes terms raised to the third power.
- cubic spline
- cubic foot
- cubic meters
Examples
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A similar cubic relationship was found, although the quadratic term became non-significant.
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And in order to pass from the cubic equation to the solution, you have to do various things.
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At some point, the cubic term could act.
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It's going to have units of cubic meters per second, which is a discharge for a river.
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How much total liquid is there in units of grams of water, liquid water per cubic meter of air?
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Both quadratic and cubic models showed good fits with the data.
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Volumes do not indicate mass: cubic meters can be as light as a feather or weigh five tons.
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Ultimately, the full model (i.e., cubic model) best accounted for the data.
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Size categories (small, medium, or large, in cubic meters) are indicated in the legend.
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Scores from the FAB subtest showed a cubic relationship, F(1,590) = 3.55, p = .05.
Academic text (1995)
Compounds
- US
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2.6
A measure of space equal to a cube one yard on each side, used for soil or gravel
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2.9
The volume of a cube with each side one millimeter long equal to one millionth of a liter
- Specialized
An extremely hard man-made material, second only to diamond, used to make cutting and grinding tools
A unit used to measure how much space something has, like a cubic metre or cubic centimetre
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cubic comes from the Latin word cubus and the Greek kubos, which mean 'cube'. A 'cube' in math is a number multiplied by itself three times, so cubic is used for the 'third power' in equations.