I. ˈkyübik, -bēk adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French cubique, from Latin cubicus, from Greek kybikos, from kybos cube + -ikos -ic — more at hip
1. : having the form of a cube : cubical
2. mineralogy
a. : relating to the cube considered as a crystal form
a cubic face
b. : isometric
3.
a. : three-dimensional
b. : being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit
64 cubic inches
4. mathematics : of third degree, order, or power
• cu·bic·ly -bə̇klē, -bēk-, -li adverb
II. noun
: a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial