CUBOID


Meaning of CUBOID in English

adj. & n.

--adj. cube-shaped; like a cube.

--n.

1. Geom. a rectangular parallelepiped.

2 (in full cuboid bone) Anat. the outer bone of the tarsus.

Derivatives:

cuboidal adj.

Etymology: mod.L cuboides f. Gk kuboeides (as CUBE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.