■ noun
1》 a symmetrical three-dimensional shape contained by six equal squares.
2》 Mathematics the product of a number multiplied by its square, represented by a superscript figure 3.
■ verb
1》 Mathematics raise (a number or value) to its ~.
2》 cut (food) into small ~s.
Origin
C16: from OFr., or via L. from Gk kubos .