Main Entry:

cub·ism

Pronunciation:

\ˈkyü-ˌbi-zəm\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often capitalized

Date:

1911

: a style of art that stresses abstract structure at the expense of other pictorial elements especially by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously and by fragmenting the form of depicted objects

— cub·ist \-bist\ noun or adjective often capitalized

— cu·bis·tic \kyü-ˈbis-tik\ adjective