Cube

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cube \Cube\ (k[=u]b), n. [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. ???? a
     cube, a cubical die.]
     1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.
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     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.
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cube \Cube\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cubed} (k[=u]bd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Cubing}.]
     To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cube
       n 1: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular
            sides [syn: {block}]
       2: a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces [syn: {regular
          hexahedron}]
       3: the product of three equal terms [syn: {third power}]
       4: any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus
          Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison
          and commercially as a source of rotenone
       5: a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube [syn: {square
          block}]
       v 1: raise to the third power
       2: cut into cubes; "cube the cheese" [syn: {dice}]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  cube n. 1. [short for `cubicle'] A module in the open-plan offices used
     at many programming shops. "I've got the manuals in my cube." 2. A NeXT
     machine (which resembles a matte-black cube).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Cube
       
          Three-dimensional visual language for higher-order logic.
       
          "The Cube Language", M. Najork et al, 1991 IEEE Workshop on
          Visual Langs, Oct 1991, pp.218-224.
       
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  cube
       
          1. [short for "cubicle"] A module in the open-plan offices
          used at many programming shops.  "I've got the manuals in my
          cube."
       
          2. A NeXT machine (which resembles a matte-black cube).