English word cube comes from Ancient Greek κύβος, and later Latin cubus ((geometry) A cube. A mass, quantity.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| κύβος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| cubus | Latin (lat) | (geometry) A cube. A mass, quantity. |
| cube | Old French (fro) | |
| cube | English (en) | (UK) to use a Rubik's cube.. (transitive) To cut into cubes.. (transitive) To form into the shape of a cube.. (transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice. (computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube. (geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.. (mathematics) The third [...] |