cubic

cubic
[ˈkjuːbɪk]
adjective
  1. having the shape of a cube
    立方形的;立方体的
    a cubic room.
    立方形的房间。
    ■[attrib.]denoting a unit of measurement equal to the volume of a cube whose side is one of the linear unit specified
    (度量单位)立方的
    15 billion cubic metres of water.
    150亿立方米的水。
    ■measured or expressed in such units
    以立方计算的;以立方表示的
    ■involving the cube (and no higher power) of a quantity or variable
    (量或变量的)立方的;三次的
    a cubic equation.
    立方等式。
    ■of or denoting a crystal system or three-dimensional geometrical arrangement having three equal axes at right angles
    (晶系或立体几何图形)轴为直角的;立体的
noun
  1. (Mathematics)a cubic equation, or a curve described by one
    (数)三次方程式;三次曲线
派生
cubical
adjective
cubically
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'involving the cube (and no higher power'): from Old French cubique, or via Latin from Greek kubikos, from kobos 'cube'
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