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# cubic

adjective (cubic)

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

## Everyday

1. Cubic tells that something is measured in cubes, to show how much space a thing fills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#m1)
2. Cubic also means shaped like a cube. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: a word in units of volume: cubic centimeters (cm³), cubic meters (m³), cubic feet, cubic inches; volume = length × width × height; science: the volume of water or air; everyday life: the size of a fridge or a truck in cubic feet

### Examples

- The box holds 60 cubic centimeters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#x1)
- The tank has a volume of 2 cubic meters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#x2)
- How many cubic feet of sand are needed? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#x3)
- A cubic inch is a tiny cube. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#x4)
- One cubic centimeter of water weighs 1 gram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#x5)
- The fridge holds 20 cubic feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#x6)
- Salt crystals are cubic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cubic/#x7)

### Note

Marks a volume: length × width × height. Trap: do not mix with square units, which are for area. Cubic centimeters are written cm³ (a small 3).

## On Mova

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