I. cube ˈkyüb noun
Etymology: Latin cubus, from Greek kybos die, cube
Date: 1551
1.
a. : the regular solid of six equal square sides — see volume table
b. : something shaped like a cube
ice cube
c. : cubicle 2
2. : the product of a number multiplied by itself twice
II. cube adjective
Date: 1570
: raised to the third power
III. cube transitive verb
( cubed ; cub·ing )
Date: 1588
1. : to raise to the third power
2. : to form into a cube
3. : to cut partly through (a steak) in a checkered pattern to increase tenderness by breaking the fibers
• cub·er noun
IV. cu·be noun
or cu·bé ˈkyü-ˌbā, kyü-ˈ
Etymology: American Spanish cubé
Date: 1924
: any of several tropical American plants (genus Lonchocarpus ) furnishing rotenone