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# cube

noun (cube, cubes); verb (cube, cubed — to cut into cubes or to multiply a number by itself three times)

«cube» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cube is a solid shape with 6 square faces that are all the same size, like a dice. A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 corners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#m1)
2. A cube is a small block of something, like an ice cube or a sugar cube. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#m2)
3. The cube of a number is the number times itself times itself: the cube of 2 is 8. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#m3)
4. The cube root of a number is the number which, multiplied by itself twice, gives that number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#m4)

### In the lessons

maths: a shape with 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 corners (vertices); small cubes for volume, counting and stacking; volume = edge × edge × edge; cube numbers 1, 8, 27, 64; science: ice cubes melting; everyday life: cubes of cheese, building blocks, puzzle cubes

### Examples

- A cube has 6 faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x1)
- She builds a tower with 12 cubes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x2)
- How many 1 cm cubes fill the box? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x3)
- Each cube has edges 3 cm long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x4)
- Put 2 ice cubes in your drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x5)
- The cube of 3 is 27. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x6)
- Cut the cheese into cubes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x7)
- A dice is a cube with dots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x8)
- He tried it by square root and by cube root. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/#x9)

### Note

Fixed numbers: 6 faces, 12 edges, 8 corners; volume = edge × edge × edge. Trap: «the cube of 3» means 3 × 3 × 3 = 27, not 3 × 3 (that is the square). A cube is solid (3D); a square is flat (2D).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cube» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cube/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cube» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cube.html) on Mova free.