cube

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
  2. noun a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
  3. noun the product of three equal terms

Etymology

From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos). Displaced Old English tæfel ("cube, die, game with dice or tables").

In classic literature

Synonyms

regular hexahedron

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