Cube

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1 Definition 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Translations 2 Pronunciation 3 Synonyms 4 Related

Definition

Etymology

From Latin cubus derived from Greek kybos

Noun

1. (geometry) A polyhedron of six identical square faces.
2. A little block of sugar, bouillon
3. A platonic_solid.
4. A number raised to the third power

• Chinese: 立方體 (1), 方塊 (2), 立方 (4)
• Dutch: kubus m(1), klontje n (suiker) (2), bouillonblokje n (2)
• Esperanto: kubo (1,2)
• Finnish: kuutio (1,3), pala (2)
• French: cube m (1, 3), morceau m (de sucre) (2)
• Frisian:
• German: Kubus m, Würfel m
• Greek: kybos
• Hebrew: קוביה f
• Indonesian: kubus
• Interlingua: cubo
• Italian: cubo m (1, 3); zolletta f (2)
• Japanese: 立方体 (りっぽうたい, rippōtai)
• Latin: cubus
• Portuguese: cubo m
• Romanian: cub n
• Spanish: cubo m
• Swedish: kub
• Turkish: küp

1. (number) To raise to the third power; multiply by itself twice again (x * x * x).
2. To form into the shape of a cube.

• Chinese: 倍立方
• Dutch: tot de derde macht verheffen (1), tot een kubus vormen (2)
• Esperanto:
• Finnish: kolmanteen potenssiin, kuutioida
• French: éléver à la troisième puissance (1)
• Frisian:
• German: würfeln (2)
• Interlingua: cubar, elevar al cubo, elevar al tertie potentia (1); cubar (2)
• Portuguese: cubar, elevar ao cubo, elevar à terceira potência (1); dar forma de cubo (3)
• Spanish:
• Turkish:

hexahedron