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(k?b), n.[F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. a cube, a cubical die.] 1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides. 2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4. Cube ore (Min.), pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes in cubes of a green color. Cube root. (Math.), the number or quantity which, multiplied into itself, and then into the product, produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27, for 3x3x3 = 27. Cube spar (Min.), anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate. Cube v. t.[imp. & p. p.Cubed (k?bd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cubing.] To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of. スポンサード リンク
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