cubic

adjective cu·bic \ ˈkyü-bik \

Updated on: 8 Apr 2018

Definition of cubic

1 : having the form of a cube : cubical

2 a : relating to the cube considered as a crystal form

b : isometric 1

3 a : three-dimensional

b : being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit

cubic inch

4 : of third degree, order, or power

a cubic polynomial

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Estimates on the deep gas reserves in the region are between 10 and 20 trillion cubic feet.

— aya batrawy, BostonGlobe.com, "Bahrain’s largest oil find estimated at 80 billion barrels," 5 Apr. 2018
The minister announced a separate discovery of gas reserves below Bahrain’s main gas reservoir, with estimates that push deep gas reserves in the region to between 10 and 20 trillion cubic feet.

— Washington Post, "Bahrain’s largest oil find estimated at 80 billion barrels," 4 Apr. 2018
In the first year, the nation’s only active LNG export facility sent less than 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day overseas.

— collin eaton, San Antonio Express-News, "Tariffs could hinder U.S. LNG ambitions," 22 Mar. 2018
By 1905, 40 miles of canal had been excavated, hundreds of miles of pipelines and drains had been laid, and six pumping stations were draining up to 5,000 cubic feet of water per second.

— richard campanella, The Atlantic, "How Humans Sank New Orleans," 6 Feb. 2018
Umm Shaif and Nasr fields produce 460,000 barrels of oil per day and 500 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas.

— Fox News, "China's CNPC inks $1.18B deal for stakes in Abu Dhabi oil," 21 Mar. 2018
The reservoir has potential to produce 500 million standard cubic feet of gas, according to Adnoc.

— anthony dipaola, Bloomberg.com, "Total Pays $1.45 Billion for Abu Dhabi Offshore Oilfield Stakes," 18 Mar. 2018
Last year, Tellurian acquired acreage in northern Louisiana for $85 million that currently produces about four million cubic feet of natural gas a day.

— stephanie yang, WSJ, "Tellurian Has Held Talks With Chesapeake Energy on Louisiana Fields," 8 Mar. 2018
Every cubic yard of silt means that much less water can fit in the channel, and the accumulation has built up over the years.

— littice bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "St. John Parish oil spill remains under investigation," 12 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of cubic

15th century

cubic

noun

Definition of cubic

: a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial

Recent Examples of cubic from the Web

Seminole County, which had a pre-storm contract to pay $7.49 per cubic yard to hauler Ceres Environmental, reworked the pact to pay the company 11 percent more — a raise of about 82 cents per cubic yard to $8.31, County Manager Nicole Guillet said.

— stephen hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Trump orders feds to pay more to help Florida cities, counties pay for Hurricane Irma debris," 4 Oct. 2017
The charge for compost loading is $10 per cubic yard, payment by check or money order only.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Neighbors calendar," 29 May 2017
Their namesake cubic frames contain up to 15 tentacles at the corners, with each growing as much as 10 feet long, all lined with thousands of stinging cells—

— daniel jameson, CNT, "The 10 Most Dangerous Animals in the World," 10 July 2017
The charge for compost loading is $10 per cubic yard, payment by check or money order only.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Neighbors calendar," 29 May 2017
The charge for compost loading is $10 per cubic yard, payment by check or money order only.

— Post-Tribune, "Community calendar," 13 May 2017
Traditional dredging costs about $17 per cubic yard in the Cuyahoga.

— tristan baurick, NOLA.com, "New river dredger cleans silt and sand for restoration projects: report," 30 May 2017
The charge for compost loading is $10 per cubic yard, payment by check or money order only.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Neighbors calendar," 29 May 2017

First Known Use of cubic

1799

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cubic

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Definition of cubic for English Language Learners

: in the shape of a cube

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adjective cu·bic \ ˈkyü-bik \

Definition of cubic for Students

1 : having the shape of a cube

2 : being the volume of a cube whose edge has a specified length

a cubic centimeter

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