cube
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A hexahedron with six equal squares as faces.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kyoobIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkjub
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
geometry
A hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
geometry
A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
mathematics
The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
A Rubik's cube style puzzle, not necessarily in the shape of a cube.
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
verb
Cut into cubes
intransitive
To use a Rubik's cube.
transitive
To form into the shape of a cube.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
Used this way, cube is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Nearby words
- square block , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use cube
- “He used an ice cube to chill his drink quickly.”
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